Between Here and Gone

Tonight the moon came up, it was nearly full

Way down here on earth, I could feel its pull

The weight of gravity or just the lure of light

Made me want to leave my only home tonight

Now I'm just wondering how we know where we belong

Is it in a photograph or a dashboard poet's song?

Will I have missed my chance to right some ancient wrong

Should I find myself between here and gone?

Now I could grab my keys, peel out in my truck

With every saint on board bringing me their luck

An' I could drive too fast like a midnight thief

As if there was a way to outrun the grief

Yes I'm just wondering how we know where we belong

In a song that's left behind, in a dream I couldn't wake from

Could I have felt the brush of a soul that's passing on

Somewhere in between here and gone

Up above me, wayward angels

A blur of wings and grace

One for courage, one for safety

One for just in case

I thought a light went out but now the candle shines

I thought my tears wouldn't stop then I dried my eyes

And after all of this, the truth that holds me here

Is that this emptiness is something not to fear

Yes I'm just wondering how we know where we belong

Is it in the arc of the moon leaving shadows on the lawn

In the path of fireflies and a single bird at dawn

Singing in between here and gone