The Gardens After Lockout

longer days will never pay
watching them go down no matter what i say
does what i want to do
make the timelessness ok
come along come along

late at night through the smoke and the light
i strain my eyes to see you
if i decide just to put it aside
i hope you'll be there too
the boys aren't lost they're trying to find
a way to make it through
on a song on a song

if you would stay i could float right out this window
and it means everything whether my world is up or down
it won't be long before i never land again
and all i want to know is you're around
all i want to know is you're around

is it a sign i'm in front of the line
i walk the plank in spirit
the swallowed time is encroaching on mine
i need you to steer me through it
if i look back with you
i would not want to undo it
come along come along

if you would stay i could float right out this window
and it means everything whether my world is up or down
it won't be long before i never land again
and all i want to know is you're around

a decade wasted
if selfish or chastened
do i seem complacent to you
a lifetime away

if you would stay i could float right out this window
and it means everything whether my world is up or down
it won't be long before i never land again
and i hope that you'll be waiting oh you'll be waiting
yeah i hope that you'll be waiting on the ground.