Pray the Storm
I watch the sun set on the retreating storm
Wishing that I had you in my arms
Watching the Earth's shadow rise up through the clouds
Well, I don't know, but I've been told:
"You're never given more than you can stand,"
But I've been giving and taking and standing
And that's not a hell of a plan
She lives on Luna Bars, American Spirits,
A can of Diet Coke a day
She threw away half of the coffee in the pot that she ever made
Well, I don't know, but I've been told:
"You've got to hit your knees and pray,"
But if no one's listening, you're just meditating,
The results are all the same
So lay me down to sleep
I pray the storm my soul to keep my from living in my phone
Lay me down to sleep
The whole world's in my head and it won't leave me alone
I'm going home
I watch the sun rise on a brand-new day
Thinking that I could have done things differently
But wanting and wishing and changing aren't one in the same
Well, I don't know, but I've been told:
"The meek shall inherit the Earth,"
But I've been waiting so goddammed long
I start to wonder what it's worth
To lay me down to sleep
I pray the storm this road will take me and lead me to my home
Lay me down to sleep
The whole world's in my head and it won't leave me alone
I'm going home
Sands of San Diego
She's got a new book she'd like to readAutobiographical, celebrity
So I dig a hole for an umbrella
That she doesn't really need
And let her sink her toes into the beach
We'll be home this time tomorrow night
Halfway through the flight, she'll start to cry
Because her phone would not stop ringing
And there's never enough time
Before we start to land, she'll be alright
I see you out there on the sands of San Diego
Watching our rugrats chase the seagulls down the beach
As the sun sets low, I wonder where the time goes
And if you know how much you mean to me?
Could we steal away?
Steal away and stay another day?
She doesn't care how much we have to pay
To just stay another day
Two little blonde girls are fast asleep
This house is safe and warm and calm and clean
But I finally lost my temper
And you're lost behind a screen
A sandy load of clothes in the machine
But I can still recall a place in time
We paid for gasoline with ones and fives
How we got from there to here,
This live of yours and mine
It's like a dream I wish I could rewind
To see you out there on the sands of San Diego
Watching our rugrats chase the seagulls down the beach
And as the sun sinks low, I wonder where the time goes
I wonder if you know how much you mean to me?