North Dakota Love Song

You're always running through my mind
Like a needle and a thread
And everything I do is stitched with you
Knotted clouds of pink and red
And every time I see you
It's been a thousand years
And yet I'd say
It was yesterday
And you laugh away my fears

Like the sunlight on the river
Glitters on the waves below
Sometimes I turn my face away
So you don't see me glow
Cuz you're kinder than the summer
On the North Dakota prairie
And I only want the best for you
So I keep it in and carry
Carry on

You're always running through my mind
Like the water in the crick
And though your flow is smooth and slow
You still carve the canyon thick
And every time I leave you
I'm like a fish hooked on the line
I'm as lonely as my empty dress
I'm as open as the sky

Like the sunlight on the river
Glitters on the waves below
Sometimes I turn my face away
So you don't see me glow
Cuz you're kinder than the summer
On the North Dakota prairie
And I only want the best for you
So I keep it in and carry
Carry on

How do I tell my hands they won't know yours?
I know it just ain't fair
I tell me ears that when you speak my name
It's just a word that's in the air
And when I think I need you
I won't pick up the phone
I tell my bones they're not to wait around
But my heart
It won't come home

Like the sunlight on the river
Glitters on the waves below
Sometimes I turn my face away
So you don't see me glow
Cuz you're kinder than the summer
On the North Dakota prairie
And I only want the best for you
So I keep it in and carry
Carry on
I'll carry on