Where the earth shows its bones of wind-broken stone,
And the sea and sky are one,
I'm all out of time, my blood sings with wine,
And I'm running naked in the sun;
There's God in the trees, I'm weak in the knees,
And the sky is a painful blue;
I'd like to look around, but, honey, all I see is you.
Well, the summer city lights will soften the night
Till you think that the air is clear,
I'm sitting with friends where forty-five cents
Will buy another glass of beer;
He's got something to say, but I'm so far away
That I don't know who I'm talking to,
'Cause you just walked in the door, and, honey, all I see is you.
And I just want to hold you closer than,
I've ever held anyone before;
You say you've been twice a wife and you're through with life,
Ah, but, honey, what the hell's it for?
After twenty-three years you'd think I could find a way
To let you know, somehow,
I wanna see your smiling face
Forty-five years from now.
I've been reaching out to find a friend
Who knows all the words and sings so she's heard,
And knows how all the stories end;
Maybe, after the show, she'll ask me
To go home with her for a drink or two;
Now her smile lights her eyes, but, honey, all I see is you.
And I just want to hold you closer than,
I've ever held anyone before;
You say you've been twice a wife and you're through with life,
Ah, but, honey, what the hell's it for?
After twenty-three years you'd think I could find a way
To let you know, somehow,
I wanna see your smiling face
Forty-five years from now.
And I just want to hold you closer than,
I've ever held anyone before;
You say you've been twice a wife and you're through with life,
Ah, but, honey, what the hell's it for?
After twenty-three years you'd think I could find a way
To let you know, somehow,
I wanna see your smiling face
Forty-five years from now.