Better Year

One, two, three, four

If it's late, hear me callin' tonight
But I ain't right there and you're wonderin' why
I've made my way to the severed seas
Where the sun burns hot and the wind does sing

Days away from where I left
There's heaven sent eyes in a pickup bed
I'm tryin' harder to get on back
But the tide's movin' in and God's pushin' the raft

A thousand miles are on my feet
And the body I hold ain't gettin' sleep
Your sweet touch movin' closer to me
Well, it ain't what I got, but it's what I need

Hold on, my dear
Because I'm fightin' like hell to face my fears
Someday I'll tame the fires that brought me here
And it'll burn like hell
But it might as well be the last time you're in tears
I'm bettin' on a better year

I'm so far into so many things
Lord, I pray someday I'll learn my ways
I've seen hell and been through greed
That's a part of me I hope you do not meet

Waste my breath on things I hate
Like an ongoing trap that'll never escape
But I hope the words that I do sing
Leave a mark on you like a wedding ring

Hold on, my dear
Because I'm fightin' like hell to face my fears
Someday I'll tame the fires that brought me here
And it'll burn like hell
But it might as well be the last time you're in tears
I'm bettin' on a better year

I'm bettin' on a better year

You know I dug my grave
I was buried alive with my dying faith
Your heart beats where I lay
And through you, it seems I found my way
My dear, you'll see one day
All I've done's for heaven's sake