I caught the ferry in the morning
Across the Salish Sea
The wind was humming softly
Like a coastal melody
The mountains faded slowly
As the white sails turned around
And the sun rose up in amber
Over Victoria Town
Hear the ocean calling
Soft and low and slow…
Oh Victoria, Victoria
By the quiet sea
Where the air is salt and cedar
And the heart can wander free
Oh Victoria, Victoria
Slow your footsteps down
Where every road’s a garden
In Victoria Town
Coffee by the harbor
While the gulls are flying low
The people drift like driftwood
With nowhere much to go
Petals on the windows
And colors to be found
Every alley hides a secret
In Victoria Town
Hear the ocean calling
Through the harbor wind…
Roses in December
And the tulips in the spring
Summer brings the salty breeze
And the autumn birds that sing
The gardens by the water
Bloom the whole year round
Like the earth is softly smiling
On Victoria Town
The buskers in the market
Playing all their gentle tunes
While the sailboats rock like cradles
In the golden afternoons
The evening light is dancing
Now across the sound
And the harbor lamps are waking
In Victoria Town
Maybe it’s the ocean
Maybe it’s the sky
Maybe it’s the quiet way
The clouds go drifting by
When the ferry whistles loudly
And I’m finally homeward bound
A piece of me stays wandering
Through Victoria Town
Oh Victoria, Victoria
By the shining sea
Where the pace is warm and easy
Like it’s always meant to be
Oh Victoria, Victoria
Call me back around
I’ll return with the morning
To Victoria Town
When the wake fades out behind me
Through the evening blue
I’ll still hear the flowers whisper
In that harbor view…
Victoria Town.