You fell asleep by the water's edge
You can close your eyes but you can't play dead
There's something in the words you wrote that tells me
You're really listening

You feel uptight when the winter's gone
The spring arrived but it won't stay long
It's like a dove from up above
When it's you I'm missing

Darling, you can count on me
And I know it's hard to believe
Cause you're cold and you're tired and the house was lit on fire
But there's nothing in this town you wanna leave

You can have your pie, you can eat it too
But America put a spell on you
The plurality of morality
It hides inside your suitcase

You can take your check, you can take your pills
I always promise to pay your bills
I left tonight to climb the heights
And to smell your toothpaste

Darling, you can count on me
And I know it's hard to believe
Cause you're cold and you're tired and the house was lit on fire
But there's nothing in this town you wanna leave

I went down to the county store
I see the birds, I see the bees, you spilled the honey on the floor
And no, I can't hardly wait
Until I see you in the sun it will be one year to the day
One year to the day
And I can't hardly wait

You fell asleep by the water's edge
You can close your eyes but you can't play dead
There's something in the words you wrote that tells me
You're really listening

You feel uptight when the winter's gone
The spring arrived but it won't stay long
It's like a dove from up above
When it's you I'm missing

Darling, you can count on me
And I know it's hard to believe
It's been weeks, it's been months
I saw you waiting for the bus
But after all we both will end up in the sea