Verse 1
There’s a thin line
For the dreamer
And the washed up
Sorry man.
They’re holdin’ onto something
Fades into an empty hand.
Where sun has that thing goin’
It sure seems like a haul.
Turns to shakin’ hands
Without a word at all.
Dragged the only girl I’d loved
To Nashville, Tennessee.
Ten hours from her mother’s love
And in Texas, there she’d be.
I know that we both thinking
Bout the phrases never said.
This ain’t the little life
She pictured in her head.
Chorus
Cuz pressin’ on’s got a little
Bit of valor in it’s blood.
And I can’t chase this thing forever
Just to drag you through the mud.
And if you think we ain’t got nothing
Left to see…
Then take towel out of these calloused hands
And throw it in for me.
Cuz I can’t face the man
Walked away, loved the one that made you stay.
Can’t bare to admit defeat.
Maybe everything’s gonna work itself out eventually.
Maybe that’s just the dreamer in me.
Verse 2
Holdin’ off our children
For a long shot in the dark.
Sneakin’ from the covers
When I hear her breathin’ heart.
Prayin’ that some song will come
And new life can begin.
I fear that what I’m after
Won’t be worth it in the end.
Chorus
Cuz pressin’ on’s got a little
Bit of valor in it’s blood.
And I can’t chase this thing forever
Just to drag you through the mud.
And if you think we ain’t got nothing
Left to see…
Then take towel out of these calloused hands
And throw it in for me.
Cuz I can’t face the man
Walked away, loved the one that made you stay.
Can’t bare to admit defeat.
Maybe everything’s gonna work itself out eventually.
Maybe that’s just the dreamer in me.