High Tide

I'll be the one with the empty dance card
I still have that song stuck in my head
I keep the rhythm with the beating of my heart
I'm the one who said

my bones, they ache with hope and fear
talk about grace and the perfect smile
tomorrow can wait until it gets here
walk the road, stay with me awhile

stand now with your back to the cold wind
far enough away that you can see
it was you who told me not to miss this
do you even still believe?

forty steps down to the ocean

where you and the waves break me in two
the sunset's fading like the moment
you and tonight break me in two

walk the cliff, out near the edges
a lone silhouette against the sky
so careful not to slip, the fall is endless
there's more to say than just goodbye

say that you won't leave before tomorrow
as we speak, it's on its way
say that you won't leave before tomorrow
say that you will stay