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Down To The Waterline (1978)
Dire Straits (LC 1633)
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Sweet surrender on the quayside
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You remember we used to run and hide
In the shadow of the cargoes I take you one time
And we're counting all the numbers down to the waterline
Well, near misses on the dogleap stairways
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French kisses in the darkened doorways
A foghorn blowing out a wild and cold
A policeman shines a light on my shoulder
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Up comes a coaster, fast and silent in the night
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Over my shoulder all you can see are the pilot lights
No money in our jackets and our jeans are torn
Your hands are cold but your lips are warm
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She can see him on the jetty where they used to know
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She can feel him in the places where the sailors go
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When she's walking by the river or the railway line
She can still hear him whisper:
"Let's go down to the waterline"
Come on
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