Midwestern Comfort

I am worn
I am weary
Traveled far, now retreating
I’ve longed for this place
longed for this place for so long
I lay me down
I lay me down and belong

I breathe in
The air fresh
From the blessed Midwest
I am held
By the forest
Where I go for rest
I am washed
By the waters
Of Lake Michigan
And wherever I go
I will return again
To my home
The blessed Midwest

I am torn
I am bleeding
Seen many soles, many holey
Remember their faces, remember their face and hold on
'Till we meet again, 'till we meet again go on

I breathe in
The air fresh
From the blessed Midwest
I am held
By the forest
Where I go for rest
I am washed
By the waters
Of Lake Michigan
And wherever I go
I will return again
To my home
The blessed Midwest

I breathe in
The air fresh
From the blessed Midwest
I am held
By the forest
Where I go for rest
I am washed
By the waters
Of Lake Michigan
And wherever I go
I will return again
To my home
The Blessed Midwest

Chocolate chips and memories
Coffee and homemade cookies
They make me feel at home
Father, brother, mother dear
You’re so far, but feel right here
No matter how far I go

Mmm there’s love inside

Big screen and a La-Z-Boy
Green and gold uniforms
And a breezy colored Autumn Day
Phone a friend, talking trash
How’s the team, how’s your dad
And how some things just never change

Mmm there’s love inside

Letter and a picture frame
The day she said she felt the same
With the words painting around the sides
Been too long, since I’ve gone
Three days and two months
I’ll hold her closer every night

Mmm there’s love inside

And this jar that I keep reaching in
Will only give what I put in
So put love inside

Oh, put love inside
There’s love inside

I’m walking
But oh these thoughts
Are running
Yelling catch me if you can
And I’m wondering
If I should chase behind
Or stop wandering
And try to take a stand

And they keep asking where the hell I’m going
Who I'll be for the rest of my life
I don’t know where time is gonna take me
I’m just trying to take my time

Well I’m dreaming
And my coffee
Is steaming
Getting colder with time
I’m wondering
If maybe all
This dreaming
Is better left to the night

But lately I’ve been having trouble sleeping
I just toss and turn all night
I don’t know where time is gonna take me
I’m just trying to take my time

I’ll stay steady and I’ll move slow
Just waiting, waiting, waiting

Tell me that it's gonna be alright now
Tell me that it's gonna be just fine
I don’t know where time is gonna take me
So I’m just gonna take my time

I wanna lie on the sofa with you
Wearing sweatpants and drinking red wine
Kick our feet, watch TV, eat Chinese, fall asleep
With your fingers laced in with mine
Just take a load off baby

Let's just breathe
Oh just breathe
Got all we need just you and me
So just breathe

You leave your shoes and your coat at the door
Long with every little thing that’s got you down
Not your job, not your boss, not the gossip they talk
Shed 'em all and just leave 'em on the ground
And then come a little closer

Let's just breathe
Oh just breathe
Got all we need just you and me
So just breathe

Keep it simple, keep it sweet
Like a whistle down the street
This is good, this is right
All those stresses, messes, heavy dresses
We won’t need 'em tonight

So Just breathe
Oh just breathe
Got all we need just you and me
So just Breathe

The smoke has cleared
Sit alone with a beer
And run through the rubble
Months of trouble and the end
The tears on your face
The site of you walking away
And the memories dropping
Ring-like bombs in my head

And I don't know
If I could’ve done more
I don't know
If it was my fault or yours
So I’m still fighting
After the war

And the only light
Is just my phone in the night
Could start the war again
Pull the trigger press send and go
Catch your plane before sunset
Kneel down and say come back
Say baby I was wrong
I need you home

But I don't know
If I love you anymore
And I don't know
If I loved you before
So I’m still fighting
After the war

There should be parties in the streets
We had our victory
But loneliness had been waiting
For you to leave to ambush me

I don’t know
If I can take this on my own
And I don’t know
If I wanna try to love anymore

But I’ll keep fighting
I’m still fighting
This damn war

She had traveled far
Armed with seven nations
Harmed in many places
Still had not found her promised land
And tall the walls of Jericho stand
With an angry king in the middle
Instead of drawing her weapons
She played trumpets and fiddles

It’s time for these walls to come down
It’s time for these walls to come down
They will crumble at the sound
Of you calling me baby

So she played for seven days
And not a shot was fired
But this new music being played
Reached the lonely man in the tower
At first he tried to fight it
But he could not turn away
This sudden building new desire
To go reopen the gate

It’s time for these walls to come down
It’s time for these walls to come down, see
They will crumble at the sound
Of you calling me baby

And there was milk in the coffee
Muffins warm with honey
And music with such beauty
On the day that she met me

Could it be
We found the promised land
Could it be
I could be your man
Could it be
We found the promised land
Could it be
I could be your man

It’s time for these walls to come down
It’s time for these walls to come down, see
Let them crumble at the sound
Of you calling me baby

It’s time for these walls to come down
It’s time for these walls to come down, see
Let them crumble at the sound
Of you calling me baby