Anywhere but Here

Fourteen and wondering when my life begins

My brother softly sleeping, rain upon the tent

Love was still a mystery, the summer day so slow

A hauling hay and double plays, it was a lifetime ago

Take me back somewhere

But now it's old as stars and shadows

And heaven's just a dream; I thought that I knew trouble

But the devil laughed at me.

Any life that was worth living

Any moment without fear

It's getting harder to remember anywhere, but here

Rhyme without a reason, time without a place

The sweet smell of her brown hair

Lips upon my face.

I feel her soft surrender, I know the moment’s gold

The yesterday’s are a river that the mind can only hold

I close my eyes I'm there

But now it's old as stars and shadows

And heaven's just a dream; I thought that I knew trouble

But the devil laughed at me.

Any life that was worth living

Any moment without fear

It's getting harder to remember anywhere, but here

Anywhere but here

There's a breeze upon the water

Anywhere but here

There's people there who care

I know my mind is aching the moments they awaken, seem so clear

Fourteen and wondering when my life begins

My brother softly sleeping, rain upon the tent