the sun is high and heavy in the sky

sinking towards the horizon line.

and tonight's the first time in a long time,

i could speak to you without crying.

 

isn't there some line i crossed somewhere?

don't you see, i'm a little lost.

without your guiding presence beside me,

i'm not sure where on earth i could be.

 

time is crawling slowly back and i

am walking such a lonely path.

crosswalks divide at the intersection,

where i see you walk to your heaven.

 

and while i'm here standing at the back,

dear, is it sunrise in iraq?

is there a fiery sky in the east,

wrapping 'round battered hearts like a sheet?

 

tonight it all started at midnight,

and it really was quite a sight.

see the artists in the ambulances,

girls and boys dancing one-last-dances.

 

the light's small so i blot it with my hand,

and i smile just because i can.

underneath a bright pink sunrise sky,

are you and i that far behind?