Oh, hear those songbirds singing at the start of the day,
Yeah I woke up early I was on my way,
Red hot sun in a big blue sky,
I was gonna start running,
But it was quicker to fly.

Over the mountain down to the vale,
Out to the coast, get a boat, set sail,
All I want to do is get back and break bread,
I've been missing my lover,
I've been missing my sweet, sweet bed.

I'm trying to get back home,
Before the sun goes down.

Oh I can't slow down, my feet won't rest,
I'm weak I'm weary but I couldn't care less,
Got a song in my soul, got a skip in my step,
My heartbeat’s racing the closer I get.

I've been gone so long but now I gotta get back,
Just one more trail yeah, one more track,
For ten long years been skipping like a stone,
But now this old man’ll be rolling,
Rolling home.

I'm trying to get back home,
Before the sun goes down.

Written words on photographs scattered all around and over the floor,
Coffee coloured eyes stare back saying no need to go there anymore,
Hope you’d have figured out by now, what you want,
Had a chat with an ethnograph, said I don't want you to lie anymore,

Pen inscriptions in paperbacks written by a hand that’s certainly sure,
Hope you’d have figured out by now, what you want,
Can't take a sincere path in life without hurt,
Said I wouldn't return but lately I, ‘bout to go round a second time,

See off into the dark and circles say, gotta make up your mind,
Written words on photographs scattered all around and over the floor (over the floor),
Coffee coloured eyes stare back saying no need to go there anymore,
Hope you’d have figured out by now, what you want,

Can't take a sincere path in life without hurt,
Said I wouldn't return but lately I, ‘bout to go round a second time (second time),
See off into the dark and circles say, gotta make up your mind,
Said I wouldn't return but lately I, ‘bout to go round a second time (second time),
See off into the dark and circles say, gotta make up your mind,

Oh I just thought I would say, have you tried to play a different way?
Oh coz you might find, yeah it helps to make up your mind,
Oh I thought I would say, have you tried to play a different way?
Oh yeah this time, this time, yeah I gotta make, yeah I gotta make, up my mind.

Times you took my hand and filled the space between,
Times you understand and taught me what it means,
To be alone, to be alone, to be alone I dream to be alone,
To be alone, to be alone, to be alone I dream to be alone,

It’s not complicated, it should have faded long ago,
Times you took my hand and filled the space between,
Times you understand and taught me what it means
To be alone (it’s not complicated),
To be alone (it should have faded),
To be alone, I dream to be alone.

Late night talking
Late night drinking
Late night fooling
Late night sleeping
Late night talking
Late night drinking

Last walking on the edge
Last night thinking about revenge

You slept on
The razorblade

Late night driving
Late night thinking
Late night hoping
Late night longing