An old song of mine (1972!) that I changed greatly over the years, this current version is about Seattle, a houseboat and a man without the woman he still loves.
Story behind the song
A song of longing for a lost love, pure and simple.
Lyrics
Sinking In Seattle
There is a houseboat on Lake Union
Old, yet proudly floating still
And in its cabin waits a table
And flowers line the window sill
I could live there if I wanted
Yet I feel I never will
Not alone, without her comfort, not beside my self with pain
Lost in empty words on paper, each line crying like the rain
And I cannot stand as proudly as the boat that waits for me
I’m sinking in Seattle
And I can’t get off my knees
We used to hang around in Belltown
And meet our friends in some cafe
We used to laugh about tomorrow
And now it’s part of yesterday
She’s living somewhere down in Portland
And I’m getting by somehow
But all I have’s this floating memory
I only hope she understands me now
And I cannot stand as proudly as the boat that waits for me
I’m sinking in Seattle, and I can’t get off my knees
I cannot stand as proudly as the boat that waits for me
I’m sinking in Seattle
And I can’t
Get off
My knees…
*Words And Music By John Eimen* *Copyright 2008*