A Love Song for Captain Pilgrim--Solo

It's gonna take a much bigger gust of wind to move me
So if I'm stubborn, dear, don't be upset
Cause if I ran into you on the subway
Chances are I'll say we've never met

I know you're in some lonesome tavern
Even though you're far from alone
I'm still trying to figure out if I meant what I said
When I said I don't care if you don't come home

Have the stars and the moon gotten to you, too?
Is it me or is the sea singing slightly out of tune?
Those words three don't come naturally to me
But I promise to say them someday soon

The cat has claimed your spot on sofa
She senses that something is wrong
The problem is there's no way to tell her
That I don't know how long you will be gone

Cause what if you ride that golden chariot
Long before I'm destined to?
These are the kinds of thoughts that keep me
From professing my love to you

Birdsong, too, is just another shade of blue
Permeates the walls of my bedroom.
How can I be across the sea
Without the courage to speak to you?

I hope you live to be a hundred
I hope that you at least get close
Maybe I'm not cut out for "I love you's"
Maybe I'll be more on the nose