The Other Side

To get from San Francisco to Marin / you must cross a bridge Or board a boat
Ferry ride to the other side of the Bay /Embarcadero to Sausalito
Houseboats bobbing, No Name bar/ You could pull to the curb in your car
Come pick me up/ come meet me on the other side

But you weren't that kind, not ever, instead you wrote me letters
with perfect handwriting, handmade paper at the post office
Five blocks from horse hill, turn a key, sit on a bench cry to start my day
All I wanted you to say, come meet me on the other side
Maple trees going from green to red time passing before our eyes
To get from then to now I don’t know how we did it


To get from Marin to Oakland you must cross a bridge
Or board a boat, ferry ride to the other side
Larkspur, Jack London Square
Sailboats listing, Last Chance Saloon, I’ll wait for you there
Come pick me up come meet me on the other side
Come pick me up I’ll meet you on the other side