Battle Lines

BATTLE LINES - Dana Fuchs Been hard to find -someone kind - who could hear what I couldn’t say now it’ll take some time - to leave behind - all the words you said that day guess i lost myself when I went to find -the one who walked away tried to tell myself you were steps behind - try to tell myself you’d stay i see high tides and river flow - always drift back to sea can’t hold em close -can’t hold anything - pullin’ away from me I know hard rains are bound to fall - making lovers look so strange my eyes are tired but the battle line - always looks the same See I left my mama as a little girl - she was all the love I knew but she was never meant to fight this world - this world is just too cruel My daddy tried to live a lie - and carry on her love but he got tired of trying to measure up - to never good enough i see high tides and river flow - always drift back to sea can’t hold em close -can’t hold anything - pullin’ away from me I know hard rains are bound to fall - making lovers look so strange yeah my eyes are tired but the battle line - always looks the same Now I wake up everyday with a wish to pull me through I go to sleep every night the same - dreamin it ain’t you guess I’ll lose myself just killing time - til someone tells me what to do maybe I’ll find another battle line - with no one left to lose i see high tides and river flow - always drift back to sea can’t hold em close -can’t hold anything - they’re pulling away from me I know a hard rain’s got to fall - making lovers look so strange well my eyes are tired of seeing it all but the battle line remains yeah my eyes are tired of seeing it all but the battle line remains oh my eyes are tired of seeing it all but the battle line.. the battle line… remains