Distance in Her Eyes
There’s snow up on the mountain
Leaves all on the ground
Everybody’s gearing up to settle down
She starts growing restless
Though she never would admit
So, you don’t talk about it
While you’re staring at the fire, she is thinking
As you fall asleep beside her, she is wide awake
So, every chance you get to hold her, hold her tight
While her whole heart’s in her kiss
There is distance in her eyes
She’s pretty and she’s smart
Sensitive and sweet
And in your heart, you know that she is settling
She says she wants a baby
And you need to fix the house
But you can’t help to wonder what she really dreams about
While you’re staring at the fire, she is thinking
As you fall asleep beside her, she is wide awake
So, every chance you get to hold her, well hold her tight
While her whole heart’s in her kiss
There is distance in her eyes
See the way she looks at the horizon
Like a part of her is just out of your sight
Do you really want to know what’s on her mind?
While you’re staring at the fire, she is thinking
As you fall asleep beside her, she is wide awake
So, every chance you get to hold her, well hold her tight
While her whole heart’s in her kiss
There is distance in her eyes
My Weakness
I’ve tried moving on, it didn’t help
I could never really fool myself
I am fixed to you I guess
And you will always be my weakness
You’re the secret stash of cigarettes
The losing hand with an all-in bet
But maybe I just don’t wanna beat this
And you will always be my weakness
We were dancing as the summer set
Bare feet, party dress
One kiss, two lovers, no regrets
And we already know how it ends
But here we go again
At my worst and at my best
I am fixed to you I guess
And you will always be my weakness
You will always be my weakness
You will always be my weakness
You will always be my weakness
Everything Carries Me to You
Wide awake, 2am
I’m lost in this empty bed
While your ghost lingers like the truth
I find no comfort in the radio
As Ella sings the blues
Everything carries me to you
The shape you make under summer sheets
The rise and fall as you breathe
The naked August moon
Sunburned skin, summer heat
Crickets ringing out of tune
Everything carries me to you
It was more than just a summer love
Bigger than the sum of us
We were already falling from the first time that we touched
Now Autumn calls, oranges and gold
The first hint of morning cold
As the last of the magnolias bloom
But I can’t let go
I was such a fool
I guess I just assumed…
Everything
Oh everything
Everything carries me to you
Mockingbird
I am just a mockingbird
A thief of other songs
Playing someone else’s part
That’s all I’ve ever known
But I’m ok with the life I’ve got
And I’m grateful for the work
I am just a mockingbird
Listen to the Blue Jay sing
High up in the pines
Telling all his secrets to the wind
Catch them as they fly
He takes a breath and tips his heart
I hang on every word
I am just a mockingbird
I wonder will I hear it when the world falls still and quiet
Waiting in the silence
The soft voice of my own life
I am just a mockingbird
I am just a mockingbird
I am just a mockingbird
I Might Have Loved You
You lived like a ghost hiding under the stairs
So you wouldn’t have to admit you were scared
And someone like me wouldn’t easily see through your cover
But I might have loved you
I might have loved you
I might have loved you if you’d wanted a lover
Your eyes they were cold and your edges were sharp
Like an old suit of armour worn over your heart
So I played it safe and I slipped away with the others
But I might have loved you
I might have loved you
I might have loved you if you’d wanted a lover
You were broken and beautiful
Broken and beautiful
And I’ve never wanted anything more
I carry my heart now it’s full of regret
I wanted to love you but I never said
No never a word nor a whisper to you did I offer
But I might have loved you
I might have loved you
I might have loved you if you’d wanted a lover
Love Will Come
You can’t will the hurricane
Nor bend the wind to blow your way
You can stand out in the rain
But you can’t will the hurricane
If she don’t love you let her go
If she don’t love you let her go
If this was it than you would know
She don’t love you let her go
Love will come when it comes
And you will feel it when it does
It comes up like a dandelion
Overnight not over time
Reaching for the sunshine
Love comes up like a dandelion
All of Our Ghosts
Forget about forever, that isn’t ours to give
And hold tight to the promise of the moment that we’re in
My head on your pillow, your head on my chest
And all of our ghosts sleeping in the same bed
Unlock all our secrets, uncover all our scars
Call our insecurities to come in from the dark
You and me together, as the monsters all undress
All of our ghosts sleeping in the same bed
All of our ghosts
All of our ghosts
All of our ghosts
Love is lying naked here with nothing left to hide
No whispers at the window now, everything is quiet
Finally we both might fall, no fear and no regret
All of our ghosts sleeping in the same bed
All of our ghosts
All of our ghosts
All of our ghosts
I am the Winter
The leaves have all turned and the birds have long flown
The streets and the gardens are covered in snow
And deep in the silence of winter you sleep
I am the winter, and the winter is me
I wait at the window, an unwelcome ghost
Why can we never have the things we want most
I only wanted to love you, you see
But I am the winter, and the winter is me
I’m sorry I dared to come ever so close
I’m sorry my shadow falls heavy and cold
I should know better by now I suppose
I can’t ever be what you need me to be
But still for the moment I cannot retreat
For I have a season of work to complete
I am the winter, and the winter is me
The Letter
I found the letter by our bed
Like there’s something more he needs to say
Like I needed it to be explained
Like I’m supposed to carry his regret
So, the letter goes unopened
He carved his name into my chest
Now how am I supposed to feel
Now he wants to beak the seal
And take what little heart I’ve left
So the letter goes unopened
The letter goes unopened
He was beautiful
He told me that he loved me
Held me so close
And promised that he’d never let me go
Raining on the World Today
Above the High Street Catholic Church
The sky hangs low and grey
And the stained-glass saints are crying
It’s raining on the world today
Morning suits and black umbrellas
A cold and sober wake
He must have been a good man
It’s raining on the world today
And the heavens gave rain
And the heavens gave rain
Be sure to love the ones who love you
God is good, God is great
And we are all in line for dying
It’s raining on the world today
Raining on the world today