I left you at the station, left you waiting on a train
I’ve turned and walked away so many different times
That I lost track of all my pain
Got my masters in departing, in packing up and heading south
I put so many miles between myself and me
That I’ve learned to live without
But without you just ain’t living
Ain’t no marrow in this bone
Without you ain’t forgiven
Without you I’m not home
You know just how to comfort, to gently speak what’s true
You know the way to penetrate a mind that keeps insisting
That the sky is only blue
You know there are times when I get stymied, can’t find the laces of my shoes
And when I do I find a way to turn it all upside and down
So I can blame it all on you
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I got this thing about forgiveness, I make a case and hold on tight
And when it’s passed through all the courtrooms of my mind
Well, you’re all wrong and I’m all right
So I know I’ve got it twisted, see I’ve been duped by some cruel elf
But before I get to right the wrongs with other folks
There’s this forgiveness of myself
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I had a dream once, you were dancing, a crowd of people stood and stared
But you were not the least self-conscious as you swayed around that stge
As though completely unaware
I stood there awed by what I’d witnessed, and it still baffles me today
That you could stand up there and wholly be yourself
Naked as a happy child in play
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I need you here to help me through it all, I can’t be strong if I’m not free
I need you here to help me see through all the lies
That dim the light that emanates from inside me
And we both know that that’s reality, we both know just what is true
That when I finally board the train that’s headed home
That I’ll be right beside and holding hands with you
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