Linger By The Bay

"Stay… just a little longer…" Salt on the collar of a coat I won't button Streetlights bleeding gold on the water Your name still humming where the radio gave out I left the car running, keys in the ignition Gulls don't scream here after midnight They just circle like they forgot what they wanted I'm counting the same wave breaking nine times Each one smaller than the last, like us I know the tide is pulling I can feel it in my shoes But my shoes are already married to the pier Linger by the bay, linger by the bay Let the night do what the daylight wouldn't say If tomorrow comes, it can drag me away But tonight I'm lingering… by the bay Your lighter's still warm in my jacket pocket Even though you quit months ago I flick it anyway just to watch the spark die Same way I keep checking a phone that never glows The fog's so thick it's wearing your perfume I swear I heard your laugh in the buoy bell Everything here is pretending to be gentle Even the cold feels like it's sorry I was never good at leaving I was only good at staying too long And this town knows every version of my name That ends in almost Linger by the bay, linger by the bay Till the stars drown and the morning takes the grey I don't need forever, just another hour, okay? Let me linger… by the bay "Stay…" Just a little longer… Let the water take the day… •••••✧•••••✦•••••✾••••• 𝙻𝚢𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚜/𝚂𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎: 𝙳𝚒𝚖 𝙲𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚕𝚎𝚜 © 2026 •••••✾•••••✦•••••✧•••••