Swung along into the west everywhere rains
A headway breeze, romance to summer's pains
Something about these hills, something I can't place
But the air is sweet on Independence Day
I shook it from the sky, heavy sunsets away
The night wandered in from across the fair
Stumblin' through, I'm another hopeless souled
Brown-eyed American heir
Tried to beat you in your dance
The rain never had a chance
A lifetime later of hangin' on to it
A sound through the seasons of your pain
Elation faced me in the mirror I made you
And you're here, but push never comes to shove
Just the way I'd need it to
Is it something born deep inside
Something I tried to pull from the streets at night
God knows I've tried to make it
Something more than he can make it
And it's all I see in you
I want you broken down
You are, but it never goes my way
Let me fix you, just for more than the day
Don't forget about innocence
It's what I need to be to give it back to you
All your pretenders can't absorb
All that you got and something more
Nothing at night but stars and heat
Brought into focus our small town woes
Explosions through the air, brought me somewhere close to you
Deepness can't last, a romantic and assured
Put the blame on circumstance
Make you somethin' that I need
Through the creeks and avenues
Search for me
Like I always did for what wasn't there in you



