country song, written morn of 11-18-03

now that i'm here
all on my own
can't stop this ringin'
in my ears
i used to lean on you
i wasn't strong
and now you're gone
and i ponder what i've done wrong

i treated you poorly
i know that now
careful and cowardly
was my vow
but you hung there w/ me
somehow
but now you're gone
and i ponder over what i've done wrong

in the brown of the summer
the brown of your skin
makes me feel a blend
in the harsh of the winter
our bodies holding nearer and within
the caress of your hair
across my skin

the judgement i passed
upon you was harsh
i couldn't forgive you
not even myself
but you hung there w/ me
despite my fault
but you i've lost
and ponder what i've done wrong

we look for the simple
fix in our lives
a drug that'll stone you
and dull the senses
but i feel that the work
here is not done
and i ponder what i've done wrong

in the curve of your form
betraying the simple fact of love
in the beauty of silence
a siren screams out of my heart
the touch of your arm makes me start

they say that a feline's got several lives
they say that you can't kill a cat in disguise
if i could just have a phone call from you
baby, i wouldn't be so blue

and now i'll ask you
for your hand in mine
to leave behind darkness
and look for the shine
only a great one could judge us
so pure
and it's just me and you

if i could show you the life that i'm
wishing for you
could i turn back these blues?
in the brown of the summer
the brown of your skin takes me in...
side of you