Tome
September 15th, 2008, 09:55 PM
I drove into town last Sunday
With a hard look in my eyes
I looked around this ghost town
And waited for the sunrise
I had to watch the sun go down
And then see the moon take stand
The stars and I, we took our time
‘Til the morning changed the land
There was new light
And shone down on my skin
There was new light
And it showed all my old sins
There was new light
And I held it in my arms
There was new light
And I let it keep me warm
Spend the night with the stars in the sky
And let the new light take you in
I found you in the field
On my second day in town
That’s where we spent our last day
From sunup ‘til sundown
I remember how you stood there
Long hair waving in your face
And after we had our last kiss
You tried to convince me to stay
But there was a new light
Showing me where to go
There was a new light
I knew that I had to follow
There was a new light
Comin’ from the same sky
There was a new light
So I kissed my first love goodbye
Stand in a field with the love you would yield
And let the new light take you in
Dusk was comin’ up quickly
When I finally found you again
You were standing all alone there
As the evenin’ came rushin’ in
I tapped you on the shoulder
But couldn’t say a single word
I tried to say that I missed you
But there was nothing to be heard
You were quiet, you were still
You were shocked, you were thrilled
You were happy, you were stirred
You were speechless, you were cured
You said
“Whatever happened to the new light
That drove you away from me?
What happened to the new light
The one that let you see?
Are you finished with your new light?
Are you ready to settle down?
Can you find your new light here with me?
Can you live here in this town?
Talk with the girl you gave up for the world
And let the new light take you in
But I didn’t come here to stay, my dear
I only came here for you
I came to take you back into my life
That’s what I came here to do
But you’re the only thing that I want
From the godforsaken place
I came here to get you back, my dear
I came to help you escape
So sad, the look you gave me
You said, “I’ll never leave”
Well, I guess that’s all there was
And all there’ll ever be
I left town ‘round noon on Tuesday
In a big and fancy car
I left that good-for-nothing town
And I left you with my heart
There was a new light
Comin’ from somewhere in the sky
There was a new light
But we said the same goodbyes
There was a new light
In a shade you couldn’t see
There was a new light
And it was shinin’ down on me
Leave her alone in your childhood home
And let the new light take you in
Leave her there with the wind in her hair
And let the new light take you in
Just let her go back to her home all alone
And let the new light take you in
Spend the night with the stars in the sky
And let the new light take you in
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With a hard look in my eyes
I looked around this ghost town
And waited for the sunrise
I had to watch the sun go down
And then see the moon take stand
The stars and I, we took our time
‘Til the morning changed the land
There was new light
And shone down on my skin
There was new light
And it showed all my old sins
There was new light
And I held it in my arms
There was new light
And I let it keep me warm
Spend the night with the stars in the sky
And let the new light take you in
I found you in the field
On my second day in town
That’s where we spent our last day
From sunup ‘til sundown
I remember how you stood there
Long hair waving in your face
And after we had our last kiss
You tried to convince me to stay
But there was a new light
Showing me where to go
There was a new light
I knew that I had to follow
There was a new light
Comin’ from the same sky
There was a new light
So I kissed my first love goodbye
Stand in a field with the love you would yield
And let the new light take you in
Dusk was comin’ up quickly
When I finally found you again
You were standing all alone there
As the evenin’ came rushin’ in
I tapped you on the shoulder
But couldn’t say a single word
I tried to say that I missed you
But there was nothing to be heard
You were quiet, you were still
You were shocked, you were thrilled
You were happy, you were stirred
You were speechless, you were cured
You said
“Whatever happened to the new light
That drove you away from me?
What happened to the new light
The one that let you see?
Are you finished with your new light?
Are you ready to settle down?
Can you find your new light here with me?
Can you live here in this town?
Talk with the girl you gave up for the world
And let the new light take you in
But I didn’t come here to stay, my dear
I only came here for you
I came to take you back into my life
That’s what I came here to do
But you’re the only thing that I want
From the godforsaken place
I came here to get you back, my dear
I came to help you escape
So sad, the look you gave me
You said, “I’ll never leave”
Well, I guess that’s all there was
And all there’ll ever be
I left town ‘round noon on Tuesday
In a big and fancy car
I left that good-for-nothing town
And I left you with my heart
There was a new light
Comin’ from somewhere in the sky
There was a new light
But we said the same goodbyes
There was a new light
In a shade you couldn’t see
There was a new light
And it was shinin’ down on me
Leave her alone in your childhood home
And let the new light take you in
Leave her there with the wind in her hair
And let the new light take you in
Just let her go back to her home all alone
And let the new light take you in
Spend the night with the stars in the sky
And let the new light take you in
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