We pack up our gear and we're gone again
Driven by passion, outward.
Away from family and friends,
But what they can't see?
Is that every day I'm drowning,
Drowning in a sea?
Of faces that I miss so desperately
With each flashing countenance,
A torrent of emotion, joy, and memories.
The people I've grown to love so deeply throughout the years
I've chosen a big family and the weight of their absence
Has brought me more than once two tears.
I wake from sleep violently only to witness those lives and faces
Disappear slowly behind me.
Again, I'm pulled back into deep waters
Washed further away from my sisters and brothers
Am I truly living a dream?
When the only time I spend with you is in my sleep?
How am I to stay the course and to remain bold?
When all those my heart longs for
Remain firmly anchored at home.
Am I truly living a dream
When the only time I spend with you is in my sleep?
With every "it's been awhile" embrace
I wish it could last an eternity!
Silently praying for the courage to say
"Oh, God, how I've missed you!"
I've seen you in my sleep,
We were laughing, crying, joking
You know, the way it used to be!
Back when we younger and all that much more free
I just hope you see that nothing's changed between you and me!
No matter the time we've spent apart
I know it's not always easy to show it
But please believe that I carried you in my heart,
That you were with me through every mile
I could have sworn I saw your phantom standing in the aisle!
It seems you already know what I'm thinking and that
even after all this time
Some things still do go without saying.
We savored the taste of our sweet youth
And now, with calloused hands gather the remaining fruit
To go any farther we must endure further pains!
... mashed, and finally strained
Fermenting in the time spent away
Only to return with a fine vintage
Two cheers to the health of those who stayed!
Driven by passion, outward.
Away from family and friends,
But what they can't see?
Is that every day I'm drowning,
Drowning in a sea?
Of faces that I miss so desperately
With each flashing countenance,
A torrent of emotion, joy, and memories.
The people I've grown to love so deeply throughout the years
I've chosen a big family and the weight of their absence
Has brought me more than once two tears.
I wake from sleep violently only to witness those lives and faces
Disappear slowly behind me.
Again, I'm pulled back into deep waters
Washed further away from my sisters and brothers
Am I truly living a dream?
When the only time I spend with you is in my sleep?
How am I to stay the course and to remain bold?
When all those my heart longs for
Remain firmly anchored at home.
Am I truly living a dream
When the only time I spend with you is in my sleep?
With every "it's been awhile" embrace
I wish it could last an eternity!
Silently praying for the courage to say
"Oh, God, how I've missed you!"
I've seen you in my sleep,
We were laughing, crying, joking
You know, the way it used to be!
Back when we younger and all that much more free
I just hope you see that nothing's changed between you and me!
No matter the time we've spent apart
I know it's not always easy to show it
But please believe that I carried you in my heart,
That you were with me through every mile
I could have sworn I saw your phantom standing in the aisle!
It seems you already know what I'm thinking and that
even after all this time
Some things still do go without saying.
We savored the taste of our sweet youth
And now, with calloused hands gather the remaining fruit
To go any farther we must endure further pains!
... mashed, and finally strained
Fermenting in the time spent away
Only to return with a fine vintage
Two cheers to the health of those who stayed!
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