ballad

it seems so cold out here
i'm shivering but not from the frigid air that sweeps across my face,
stealing my tears, hiding my eyes with strands of hair
I'm looking around me but i don't care
about the things i see
they're not what i'm looking for
I'm a small figure on my picnic table, i look like i've been there all my life
i wrap my sweater around me more tightly against the cold that doesn't matter
and this is what i'm thinking
is it cold where you are tonight?
do your dreams get lost when they hit the light?
do you run from your problems, like i run from mine?
or do you stand and face them? do you wish for the time
when the sun starts to rise?
can you wait for the moment when you see it in my eyes?
when the stormclouds gather, will you be here beside
me - i feel so lost sometimes
can't seem to find the end to these lies
i've been searching and searching but i can't find the light
think maybe it's time i gave up on this fight
is it cold where you are tonight?

are you waiting somewhere for me?
sometimes i seem to lose you completely
and then sometimes i can't find a way to be free
from remembering what's to come
feel like i've been waiting so long
like the place where you are is the place i belong
does the time weigh on you, too?
i know they say that i'll find you soon
I should live in the moment, revel in my youth
but tell me, are you close?
I'm tired of all of these shadowy ghosts
I need something that stands up to light
is it dark where you are tonight?