Back when the world was still young in our eyes We coveted more each sunset than sunrise We dreamed of a place that no one would find Where the mist covered mountains of Andalusia rise We were married in the fall of a sweltering year Money so tight we were paralysed by fear Your dad risked it all just to pay our debt clear When his heart gave out we mourned him with guilt ridden tears On the first day of May our daughter was born Ana Lucia was the first one of four Watching her sleep curled up in a ball These mist covered eyes left raindrops all over the floor Now the children have gone they got kids of their own We never see them now that they're grown There's a pattern to life that we've always known Take each moment in cos we all leave here alone Now the world is no longer so young in our eyes Each passing sunset means one less sunrise We're finally here old if not wise To see the mist covered mountains in Ana Lucia's eyes

I think I live in the wrong time I believe in long lost causes Dreams buried in the sand But I can't turn back time Was there a time when people wanted something better Not just for themselves but for others too I'm hopelessly romantic But time can't be reversed Especially to a time that never was

I wrote a little letter and left it by your bed Looked to the skies and the August moon shone red This is for the best but it’s gonna be hard for the kids Breaking up a family is always hardest on the kids Thank God the baby’s too young to understand but the boy’s growing up and soon he’ll be a man I’m gonna teach him how to treat his girls and how true love is the rarest of pearls I love you baby, I love you to bits but you broke some things that can never be fixed As God is my witness I’ll promise you this I’ll explain everything to the kids I found your bags, you planned on traveling light taking the kids, disappearing into the night Did you really think I’d do anything to hurt them? Did you really question the love that I have for my children? I won’t abide by no judge’s gavel take my case to God and his all male panel As I live and breathe I promise you this I’ll explain everything to the kids Took mercy with the dose so there should be no pain I wrote a little letter and signed it in your name Your lungs go first so there should be no screams The kids won’t hear a thing, I’ll see you in my dreams I love you baby, I love you to death Remember our love as you draw your last breath As I live and breathe I’ll promise you this I’ll explain everything to the Once the baby can understand and the boy becomes a man I’ll explain the ways of the world And how true love is the rarest of all pearls.

Roll down the window Let in the breeze There's nothing here moving Not even the trees I'm silently screaming I find it so hard to breathe Painting by numbers I guess that's what I do And if you don't look too closely I'll keep it hidden from you But once the colours start fading Then you'll see it too Draw back the curtains Let in the light Take in this moment Drink in this sight Come lay in the sunshine Coil up with me tight