The current will rise much faster, makes it harder to find what I'm after"¦
The water's up, the waters down and I can't swim"¦when I am lost and you are not then no one wins"¦
Our babies have known no father, makes it harder to call"¦I don't bother"¦bottle up, bottle down, is how I live"¦the moneys' gone just one more song before I turn in"¦
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But you won't see me because I won't be there to help you asleep when you get scared"¦it's the absence, you're afraid and the night it's approaches but I'm still a state away"¦scared, it's the absence your afraid"¦
I can't erase what the past is, it's time to face circumstancesas the sun comes up, the sun goes down and I begin the days grow long as I trek on and I hate knowing"¦
Chorus:
That you won't see me because I won't be there to help you asleep when you get scared"¦it's the absence, you're afraid and the night approaches but I'm still a state away"¦scared, it's the absence your afraid"¦of a fight"¦we're surviving but it's still from day to day"¦
It's nice to come home for a weekend"¦the children have grown, how I've missed them"¦
As I pull up and you walk out we smile again"¦the grass needs cut, cuddled up just woman and man"¦