Harden My Heart

I'd be working late and I'd come home Home, where everything is the same The moon would be a lantern Hanging from a ship Lost in the middle of the sea I'd hear sleepy footsteps coming down the stairs I'd say go back to bed babe, I love you too I would turn off your nightlight And listen to the sound Of your dreams, next to me Your hair would be a roadmap On your pillow I'd try to match the rhythm of your breath Wind would howl around the corners Like there was something important to be said Some secret to be revealed Some promise to be made Just like in the movies we saw Dying by the gun with our backs to the sun Harden my heart like a rock In a creek running old Harden my heart like a gem Down below in the ground You fell asleep with my tears on your shirt Like birds in a nest in a dying old tree Woke up to the prettiest morning We'd ever seen There's a picture of you hanging on my wall I gave away your boots but still wear your ring You would tuck in your shirt and go dancing with me And kiss me on our way home Harden my heart like a rock In a creek running old Harden my heart like a gem Down below in the ground Harden my heart for it breaks Like a dry lump of clay Harden my heart for it breaks For the pretty in me Harden my heart like a rock In a creek running old Harden my heart like a gem Down below in the ground