Steve Erickson

Lyrics

Midnight Potomac Ride

Well I’ll meet you down at the boathouse
We’re gonna leave those city blues behind
When we ease on down the river
On a midnight Potomac ride

We pass the monuments on the hillside
Don’t those presidential people look fine?
When we slip on down the river
On a midnight Potomac ride
On a midnight Potomac ride

We watch the fireflies making nightlights
And then the evening has another surprise
Up ahead now, on the horizon
A big yellow moon…is starting to rise

And when that moonlight hits the water
It makes a centerpiece that sparkles and shines
Like a diamond, out on the river
On a midnight Potomac ride
On a midnight Potomac ride

Cars are flying over the bridges
As we’re gliding on the water at night
And we feel so far away now
On that midnight Potomac ride
On that midnight Potomac ride

We make the last bend in the river
The stars are shining on the Capitol dome
Up ahead now, out in the distance
That big yellow moon….is leading us home

And it takes us back to the boathouse
Because we’re coming to the end of the line
And it leaves us with just a memory
Of a midnight Potomac ride
Of a midnight Potomac ride