I saw you standing there
With so much hope in your heart
I saw you waiting patiently
But I'm still to scared to start
You looked to me, beside the moon
And told me we could never part
So I'm still here waiting
For some stray spark to ignite your heart

Waiting for that spark
Oh, waiting could span whole lives
In and out you weave
Remnants of the tides
Waiting for you to let me know how  
Long it will take to tan our tired hides
But I'm sick of writing songs
And counting the days you're gone

You've been gone so long that I don't
See how things could be the same
I stare at empty skies
I stare thinking of nothing but the emptiness that comes with your name
You say things that make my bones ache
But you mean what makes my heart
Think that things are done
You exude what life makes me feel
And you make my body vibrate
Everything is made of paper, nothing of steel anymore

These words fade in and out, heart stuck in endless drought
Don't know what I'm fighting for
When I don't know if you're in or out
You've got to give some sign
Say a few words, at least
Either that or I've got to find
Some way to make my feelings cease

So if this is goodbye
I say thanks for the waste of time
Things you said we're good and fine I'm still looking for the ties that bind
And at times I find
Those ties are rarely by your side
And so now I say goodbye
Again, this is the last time the ride rises