Here, Awake

Hear me say that I'm needing it now Oh, God has sent you far away from me One more day that'll feel like a year The letters that I write have turned to one And I'd sleep, but you know I won't The words beyond these walls They keep me here, awake My name, hanging off the lips of your old friends Talking about the patience of a sad man Weathering the worst of the storm Your name, sounding like the end of a long day Picking up the weight off of my plate Giving me the strength to go on One more night that I'll fight to survive Memories that we share just come to life One more word that I wish I had said The conversations you don't know we've had And I'd sleep, but you know I won't The words beyond these walls They keep me here, awake My name, hanging off the lips of your old friends Talking about the patience of a sad man Weathering the worst of the storm Your name, sounding like the end of a long day Picking up the weight off of my plate Giving me the strength to go on And our names fill the void that's left of an embrace Given long ago in a driveway Close my eyes and fill you near And our fate, held in the hands of a watch face Ticking down the time like a foot race Never thought I'd last this long