Where she went
Isn't where I'm going
Remembering the moments we spent flowing
Through each other's minds
Taking time
To sing of the day's trivialities
Make me miss her
But she was in love with the west coast
And I in love with her
We said it was a mutual concurrence
That distance would be the birth of deterrence
But I lie every time I repeat those words

We met when we were younger

And we shared the same hunger

Of red robins and running in the woods
Days of escape to where the old willow stood
Next to where the river ran
She said you'll jump in and prove that you're a man
Nights filled with pebbles hitting window panes
We drove her daddy's car before we knew that lines marked the lanes
Bright eyes with no sleep
Living drunken dreams
Hiding from sobriety
Wishing sober days would never find me
It was in those moments that we found each other
Lovers of the light and lovers of the dark
As we would harp
On each other's breath

Saying I'll be with you even through death

And she was the one who knew me best

But she left

See we made love once in a drunken dream

There one night down by the stream

Pushing our passions towards to sky
She stuck her hair out of her daddy's car to let it dry
And that night, that car had wings
Our hearts had strings
We sang the sweetest melodies the stars had ever seen
But stars only burn bright for a few hours
Daylight turns thieves into cowards
Takes dreams and runs them through showers

Once you sing a song you can never have it back
Add too many colors and your words turn black
I took a trip down to the tree where we sat
And you were no longer there
I couldn't bear to sit there alone
Remembering the moans of passion
Know that I have lost half of my heart
And this is where it happened
I want to take the hands of time and drift in reverse
The sentiment of my soul is cursed
A fragmented mind I've tried to nurse
But each new day is the worst

Sometimes deserts destroy irrigation
Of all my dreams you were the foundation
I know you would never take vacation
Back to where I am
But I stand by the river that is now dry
Underneath the willow that has lost its try
So I took my hand and traced it in the sand
Hoping you'd come back to hold it
Cross your fingers with mine and fold it
I wish our hearts were still connected with strings
I wish we could still talk about the simple things
But the willow has seen fall and spring
And you still live in the west and in my dreams

I guess that's where you'll stay
My dreams have frayed
And now I dream out of tune
So I don't dream about much
But I still sing about you
I still leave the windows open so you can climb through
But I know the west coast burns bright
But know that you're all I think about at night
I know that bad actions break dreams
But this is me,

Baby this is me trying to mend things

So come home to my heart where you belong
Let's once again sing our song

Come home to where you were meant to be

Let it once again be just you and me