I just missed the boat

The one sailing through your heart 

That unknown port 

That mysterious sea 

The wharf is long and lonely 

The ship is out of sight 

The sinking orange sun 

On the whitecap waves 

The rocks and sand and seaweed 

The dunes and the tall grass 

They say the ferry's discontinued 

And I can't stay on the pier 

I turn and turn 

And I don't see any way particularly significant