You wear your heart on your sleeve
Like Christmas day and New Years Eve
I remember staring up too late
Like we did on our first date

With a snow beaten covered path
You smile, I just laugh
I thought I’d never feel this way
I thought I’d never see the day

But here I am, staring in your eyes
With feeling like we could fly
You say darling don’t you waste your time
Don’t you know it’s a crime

So I’ll hang my hat on the door
And hold you close like I did before
Now I know you’re the one
I promise you not to run

If I go, if I stay, I promise we’ll be okay
If we fight, a different night, we’ll find a way
There’s too much love within our hearts
Why don’t we just restart

I’ll say you have a pretty smile
You’ll tell me to stay awhile
Listening to Help Me Make it Through the Night
As we lay and watch the Northern Lights

Think of all the time we waste
With all the problems we have faced
Hold your breath and face the sun
Hold me close and love me, now that the day is done

I awake to a cold breeze and skeletons in the closet
Turn the water on and watch it pour from the faucet
It gets harder day by day, play by play
From starring in the mirror to her eyes, looking for the words to say

“You look like you need some rest” she said, I smirked
Why don’t you try to tell me how to make us work
I know, I know, it’s cold, it’s cold
I’ve done burned up all the lies I told

I glance at the mirror, to eyes the shade of blue
Though I must admit they grow bigger when looking at you
But a man of habit, is a man of creature
There is no such thing as a bad teacher

We’re like gasoline and nicotine
So why don’t we go and light all our dreams
Burn, burn em’ all and shake the frost
Never to question what it cost

We’re staring at each other through the front door
The same memories and feelings; we’ve been here before
I turn the handle, but it doesn’t open
I try to speak, but these words have already been spoken

They say your heart skips a beat, is it true?
Sometimes it feels as if mine adds two
I think you can read me by the look in my eyes
These feelings fly, just as birds in the sky

The leaves and their changing colors
Are no match for you my lover
Rest your weary eyes upon my soul
Let’s fade to black just like coal

Let’s plant seeds to grow flowers in our hearts
Or run away somewhere for a fresh start
Please do try to understand
I’m broke and may never be a better man

So when the rain drops begin to fall
Try not to make yourself feel small
Look past the darkness of the night
And I’ll tell you everything will be alright

A father, a brother, a son
A friend, a lover, a foe
Who do you see? Why do you run?
Is it yourself or do you no longer know

Is it the demons? Is it the ghosts?
Of those ******, or those lost
Or is it those you hurt the most
Do you ever wonder what it cost

Open your eyes, tell me what do you see
It’s too late to ask for forgiveness
All I see is misery
Leaving you alone, alone in the bliss

You may ask who I am
The better question is who are you?
Open your eyes and act like you give a ****
Answer the question who is who?

Open your eyes and look in the mirror
Is that tears falling down your cheek?
Is it worse than you have come to fear?
Is the man in the mirror who you seek?

Whisper, whisper secrets in my ear
Of everything I have grown to fear
Paint me blue of all feelings
As if my souls is going through the ceiling

Make me heard and make me seen
Like a hungry hound and a feen
Don’t forget nor forgive when I do wrong
Persecute me and turn me into a song

When I die give me wings
When I fly crown me as king
For we both know I won’t see tomorrow
I’m out of time, there’s none left to borrow

The stars still shine in this mess
Leaving me alive, forced to confess
I gamble on circumstance, playing close to the vest
More or less I’m broken and ready for rest

So strike me once, hear the angels call
Strike me twice and you too shall fall
Leave me to the demons that need fed
”It is what it is” as you once said

She smiled, said she loved the fall
The color on the trees and the falling leaves
I smiled back, leaning against the wall
We didn’t know it, but the two of us were thieves

She stole my heart, locking it away
All it took was the look in her eyes
I stole her youth, turning her to gray
All it took was the stress from my lies

If only there was a way to make time rewind
For you know I would spend my last dime
To give you a chance to see inside my mind
Maybe we wouldn’t falter like wind chimes

You turn to me and say you’re starving, and hungry for another bed
Lover please…. don’t be a memory
Relinquish me from all these feelings I dread
If our love is ******, charge me as an accessory

She smiled, said she loved the winter
The bright lights and the falling snow
I smiled back, holding the door for her to enter
Another stranger to get to know

Today I wrote you a letter
Per usual it was the same old stuff I say
I thought it might make myself feel better
Or at least help to get through the day

I gaze on out the window
Taking in the same scene
The birds and trees all for show
Oh, how I want to break the screen

You once told me of how I needed rest
I have one last wish before I do
You know what it is, you knew me best
So well I wouldn’t have to leave a clue

Once again I find myself lost in something beautiful
Staring into the eyes of an old lover
Wishing I could have been suitable
Wishing it was me and not another

The truth is I coward behind this letter
Knowing that my eyes will be the only ones to see it
Still I hope it may make myself feel better
Still I hope I’m a missing piece that will fit