Lyrics

Watching the slow boats in the late afternoon Out on the edge of the wharf Madelaine sighs as life passes by And we know we don't need to talk I've never seen so many shades of blue Stretch from the beach to the sky We've got our toes in that cool, cool sea And the slow boats glide on by Watching the slow boats go by Watching the slow boats go by Slow down, slow down Look at them slow boats glide Look at them slow boats glide I won't be no runner in this life's race Carrying some other man's torch Working and fretting ain't the life for me I'm out on the old boardwalk Just for a while I'd forgot how to smile 'Cos I listened to too many lies Now Madelaine and me, we're down by the sea And the slow boats glide on by