How many nights do you lie dreaming I’m counting the days since you went away When I lost my heart, life lost all meaning What I would give to see you again
I’ll pray for you Do you pray for me? I’ll pray for you
And you slipped away from me without talking The look in your eye was stronger than this And I drink alone to stop me from weeping What’s left of my heart is forever yours Forever yours
I’ll pray for you Do you pray for me? I’ll pray for you
When all the world is spinning ‘round Like a red balloon way up in the clouds And my feet will not stay on the ground You anchor me back down
I am nearly world renowned As a restless soul who always skips town But I look for you to come around And anchor me back down
There are those who think that I’m strange They would box me up and tell me to change But you hold me close and softly say That you wouldn’t have me any other way
When people pin me as a clown You behave as though I’m wearing a crown When I’m lost I feel so very found When you anchor me back down
When all the world is spinning ‘round Like a red balloon way up in the clouds And my feet will not stay on the ground You anchor me back down
Still a little bit of your taste in my mouth Still a little bit of you laced with my doubt Still a little hard to say what’s going on
Still a little bit of your ghost, your witness Still a little bit of your face I haven’t kissed You step a little closer each day That I can’t say what’s going on
Stones taught me to fly Love ‒ it taught me to lie Life ‒ it taught me to die So it’s not hard to fall When you float like a cannonball
Still a little bit of your song in my ear Still a little bit of your words I long to hear You step a little closer to me So close that I can’t see what’s going on
Stones taught me to fly Love ‒ it taught me to lie Life taught me to die So it’s not hard to fall When you float like a cannon
Stones taught me to fly Love taught me to cry So come on, courage, teach me to be shy ‘Cause it’s not hard to fall And I don’t wanna scare her It’s not hard to fall And I don’t wanna lose It’s not hard to grow When you know that you just don’t know
Nothing goes as planned Everything will break People say goodbye In their own special way All that you rely on And all that you can fake Will leave you in the morning But find you in the day
Oh, you’re in my veins And I cannot get you out Oh, you’re all I taste At night inside of my mouth Oh, you run away ‘Cause I am not what you found Oh, you’re in my veins And I cannot get you out
Everything will change Nothing stays the same Nobody here’s perfect Oh, but everyone’s to blame Oh, all that you rely on And all that you can save Will leave you in the morning And find you in the day
Oh, you’re in my veins And I cannot get you out Oh, you’re all I taste At night inside of my mouth Oh, you run away ‘Cause I am not what you found Oh, you’re in my veins And I cannot get you out
(No, I cannot get you out) (No, I cannot get you) (Oh no, I cannot get you out) (No, I cannot get you)
Everything is dark It’s more than you can take But you catch a glimpse of sun light Shining, shining down on your face On your face (On your face)
Oh, you’re in my veins And I cannot get you out Oh, you’re all I taste At night inside of my mouth Oh, you run away ‘Cause I am not what you found Oh, you’re in my veins And I cannot get you out (No)
No, I cannot get you out (Oh, you’re in my veins) No, I cannot get you out Oh no, I cannot get you
She’s sitting at the table, the hours get later He was supposed to be here She’s sure he would have called She waits a little longer, there’s no one in the driveway No one’s said they’ve seen him Why, is something wrong? She looks back to the window Suddenly the phone rings A voice says something’s happened That she should come right now Her mind goes to December She thinks of when he asked her He bent down on his knees first And he said
I want you forever, forever and always Through the good and the bad and the ugly We’ll grow old together Forever and always
She pulls up to the entrance She walks right to the front desk They lead her down a million halls, a maze that’s never ending They talk about what happened but she can barely hear them She tries to keep a straight face as she walks into the room She sits by his bedside, holds his hand too tight They talk about the kids they’re gonna have and the good life The house on the hillside, where they would stay
Stay there forever, forever and always Through the good and the bad and the ugly We’ll grow old together, and always remember Whether rich or for poor or for better We’ll still love each other, forever and always
Then she gets an idea and calls in the nurses Brings up the chaplain and he says a couple verses She borrows some rings from the couple next door Everybody’s laughing as the tears fall on the floor She looks into his eyes, and she says I want you forever, forever and always Through the good and the bad and the ugly We’ll grow old together, and always remember Whether happy or sad or whatever We’ll still love each other, forever and always Forever and always, forever and always
She finishes the vows but the beeps are getting too slow His voice is almost too low As he says, I love you forever, forever and always Please just remember even if I’m not there I’ll always love you, forever and always
I remember your bare feet down the hallway I remember your little laugh Race cars on the kitchen floor, plastic dinosaurs I love you to the moon and back
I remember your blue eyes looking into mine Like we had our own secret club I remember you dancing before bed time Then jumping on me, waking me up
I can still feel you hold my hand, little man And even the moment I knew You fought it hard like an army guy Remember I leaned in and whispered to you
Come on baby with me we’re gonna fly away from here You were my best four years
I remember the drive home When the blind hope turned to crying and screaming “Why?” Flowers pile up in the worst way, no one knows what to say About a beautiful boy who died
And it’s about to be halloween You could be anything you wanted if you were still here I remember the last day when I kissed your face I whispered in your ear
Come on baby with me we’re gonna fly away from here Out of this curtain room and this hospital grey, we’ll just disappear Come on baby with me we’re gonna fly away from here You were my best four years
What if I’m standing in your closet trying to talk to you? What if I kept the hand-me-downs you won’t grow into? And what if I really thought some miracle would see us through? What if the miracle was even getting one moment with you?
Come on baby with me we’re gonna fly away from here Come on baby with me we’re gonna fly away from here You were my best four years
I remember your bare feet down the hallway I love you to the moon and back
So far away from where you are These miles have torn us worlds apart And I miss you, yeah I miss you
So far away from where you are I’m standing underneath the stars And I wish you were here
I miss the years that were erased I miss the way the sunshine would light up your face I miss all the little things I never thought that they’d mean everything to me Yeah I miss you And I wish you were here
I feel the beating of your heart I see the shadows of your face Just know that wherever you are Yeah I miss you And I wish you were here
I miss the years that were erased I miss the way the sunshine would light up your face I miss all the little things I never thought that they’d mean everything to me Yeah I miss you And I wish you were here
So far away from where you are These miles have torn us worlds apart And I miss you, yeah I miss you And I wish you were here