It was seven years ago that I last saw your town New buildings were up and the old torn down And I was missing the old man who used to sit out on the street With music in his eyes and rhythm in his feet
And the house that you were born in It was crushed by the snow And the thoughts you used to think Went out of style some time ago And I noticed that you slowed your step and sometimes slurred your speech And the smile I thought you never knew was only hard to reach
I thought you'd wait for me until my world stopped spinning I never thought you'd leave tonight I thought you'd wait for me until I started winning I never thought you'd leave tonight
Well my best friend she got married My father he lost all his hair Everyone I know has moved out west I am so far from there Too much reconfiguration Renumbering the stars I've lost track of yesterday So tell me where you are
They say it happened quickly They say you never knew You just closed your eyes and that was it The sky went to black from blue And here I am across the ocean Stuck on some foreign sea Having trouble with the notion that you could not wait for me