Grey Skies

Do what you gotta do, paint all your grey skies blue
Move to the other side of the country and
Throw all your plans away, forget the love you made
That wasn't nothing, but another mistake and

I've been here before, running from something
That don't suit me no more
And I swear that I've got staying in me
But I need something worth staying for

I know when a place isn't meant for me
And I know when a thing isn't meant to be
You stand tall when you're standing in front of me
But we all fall when our lovers decide to leave

You're not a friend, and you're not a foe
You're just a person I had to let go
It's nothing new, but it's getting old
Nights like these I wish that I could go home

You painted my life in deep blue and pine green
And I watched the world pass from your passenger seat
We were headed up north to get lost in the trees
To tread in the water and try not to freeze

We were hot-blooded bodies running through the night
Till we couldn't breathe
You said, hold on to me
I did while I could, but now I've gotta leave

I know when a place isn't meant for me
And I know when a thing isn't meant to be
You stand tall when you're standing in front of me
But we all fall when our lovers decide to leave

You're not a friend, and you're not a foe
You're just a person I had to let go
It's nothing new, but it's getting old
Nights like these I wish that I could go home

I hate to look at the hurt that I've caused
And I'm scared that I'll drop dead if I take a pause
There's no love left, but babe, there's no love lost
I'll meet you in dreams, write you in songs

I know when a place isn't meant for me
And I know when a thing isn't meant to be
You stand tall when you're standing in front of me
But we all fall when our lovers decide to leave

You're not a friend, and you're not a foe
You're just a person I had to let go
It's nothing new, but it's getting old
Nights like these I wish that I could go home