| I watched you run away and close your eyes like you were just sleeping |
| And maybe it’s true that you dream better when the road’s behind you |
| But I saw you pick apart all them daily truths |
| That could always get to you |
| I know that you were watching me watching you |
| I heard you shake the dice and bow out |
| Like a criminal pissed at the rain |
| And maybe it’s true that you feel better when you can kiss that pain |
| But I saw in you a galaxy of unspoken things |
| When you looked in the mirror |
| And I knew that we were looking at the same damn thing |
| So I say |
| Let me be your guardian light when you walk the night |
| Let me show you everything I learned when your back was turned |
| Let me be the tree you lean upon when your feet grow weary |
| Let us live life everywhere we turn |
| Cause we say |
| I watched you run away and close your eyes like you were just sleeping |
| And maybe it’s true that you dream better when the road’s behind you |
| But I saw you pick apart all them daily truths |
| That could always get to you |
| I know that you were watching me watching you |
| So I say |
| Let me be your guardian light when you walk the night |
| Let me show you everything I learned when your back was turned |
| Let me be the tree you lean upon when your feet grow weary |
| Let us live life everywhere we turn |
| Cause we say |
| I heard you shake the dice and bow out |
| Like a criminal pissed at the rain |
| And maybe it’s true that you feel better when you can kiss that pain |
| But I saw in you a galaxy of unspoken things |
| When you looked in the mirror |
| And I knew that we were looking at the same damn thing |
| So I say |
| Let me be your guardian light when you walk the night |
| Let me show you everything I learned when your back was turned |
| Let me be the tree you lean upon when your feet grow weary |
| Let us live life everywhere we turn |
| Cause we say |