Calm blue sky on the edge of the horizon Calm blue waves at the edge of the sea They're no match for the storm that is rising There's a hurt in my core that is gnawing at me
Carolina is oh such a light year away And the phone is no way to tell them I care You were out in Salina living for today With the sun at your back and the wind in your hair
I left for the work More I left for the pay But the coast gets so cold at night And often wish I had stayed For nights on the prairie Were swimming in stars And the tall grass beneath me Grew into my heart
Walk away from a life that is chosen for you We each take our own breath, we find our own peace Left a part of my soul in each town that I pass through Gave the most to my family but kept some for me
You were growing on me, we were growing apart Gathering our rosebuds, but from different fields Why's it always appear that our words are so sharp When the cuts come most easy, take the long road to heal?
I left for the work More I left for the pay But the coast gets so cold at night And often wish I had stayed For nights on the prairie Were swimming in stars And the tall grass beneath me Grew into my heart
I'm coming home There's a light in the darkness that's burning for you I'm coming home Where the sun dries the wheat shocks and the warm air blows through