Shallow Inland Sea

I must have been asleep Somewhere in the shallow Inland sea Amongst the rustling leaves Of tulip poplar trees You came to be next to me Carried in by the warm Summer breeze Together like I’d always hoped to be Somewhere in the shallow Inland sea Oh what a dream I had when I was young What a dream it was To proudly die for love Where do they go The dreams of the young Salt and the smell of sweat Both lingered on our flesh Was the closest thing To clothing that we owned And you smiled a perfect crescent As I slipped inside Your birthday wedding gown You opened like a book I committed every word to memory Then I set fire to all the pages Threw the ashes in the shallow inland sea Oh what a dream I had when I was young What a dream it was To proudly die for love Where do they go Oh what a dream I had when I was young What a dream it was To proudly die for love Where do they go The dreams of the young I must have been asleep Somewhere in the shallow Inland sea