all the sad songs

there's a can in the street

kicked to the curb

and the last bridge i crossed suddenly burned

daylight's all gone

and the night just won't end

and i'm thinking of leaving again

could you love me like home

like hills that slumber?

could you love me like dreams

like stars without number?

could you love me like morning mist off of a road?

could you love me like the shadows of evening?

in a car going fast

like it needs to be gone

i've got the window rolled down

radio on

a couple of hours

and miles ago

i turned into someone i didn't know

could you love me like stones

like wonder

like rain?

could you love me like ghosts

like echoes

and then

could you love me like hope loves forgiveness and grace?

could you love me enough not to lose me?

all the sad songs

that i ever heard

i never believed a single word

that was before

when i was with you

and now i know every sad word is true

could you love me like traces and places in time?

could you love me like bells

like roses that climb?

could you love me like a breath catching hard on your name?

could you love me enough to believe in?

in the cool

quiet shadows of evening

and all that we hear is our breathing