Wide Awake

It's a crazy world that we live in The tide comes and goes so fast Right now, while I'm trying to be present I'm still chasing shadows of my past My father was born in the islands My mom was born on the great turtle's back They prayed for me when I'd go out in the evening At least that's one of the rumours I'd hear 'Round Christmastime spent with our family Over hot totty sorrel and ginger beer They did their best and they did it for freedom They did everything they ever could for me We went to church every single Sunday We'd get dressed up and then go to granny's place I'd run around that house with my cousins We loved to race There is an abundance of hope That lies between the oceans of time There's nothing singular about it Yet it can clearly be defined Yet it can be clearly defined And I'm wide awake I chalk it up to all of my mistakes And all the heartache that I've had to face And all the choices that I've had to make in my life The greatest pictures are never taken They're all stored in your memory Me and my mom, we used to go to good bites, and talk philosophy We'd sit there just talking for hours I once asked her why are good memories so heavy She simply said, "Aren't we lucky?" And I'm wide awake I chalk it up to all of my mistakes And all the heartache that I've had to face And all the choices that I had to make in my life Aren't we lucky? Aren't we lucky? There is an abundance of hope That lies between the oceans of time There's nothing singular about it Yet it can clearly be defined Yet it can be clearly defined And I'm wide awake I chalk it up to all of my mistakes And all the choices that I've had to make And all the heartache that I've had to face in this life