Northern Plains

A stupid me, I took a morning picture
To send to you ten thousand miles away
The yolky sun rising on the snowfield
And I swore I wouldn't think of you today

The frozen line takes me across the border
A hundred years of horses lead the way
Why do stubborn leaves turn forever colder?
There's nothing left to cling to anyway

I know you'll break my heart again
Somewhere on the northern plains
Tired lovers left alone to lie
Far beyond the golden grate
An emptiness I can't explain
Our hearts are always broken in the sky
As the northern plains go by

Holding on to ghosts gets you nowhere
You'll burn, forgetting quietly each day
I've never seen so far without an ocean
And I've never longed for something more to say

I know you'll break my heart again
Somewhere on the northern plains
Tired lovers left alone to lie
Far beyond the golden grate
An emptiness I can't explain
Our hearts are always broken in the sky
As the northern plains go by

I don't know where the moments go
Or if love can be replaced
And I don't know why the morning snow
Reminds me of your face

But I know you'll break my heart again
Somewhere on the northern plains
Tired lovers left alone to lie
Far beyond the golden grate
An emptiness I can't explain
Our hearts are always broken in the sky
As the northern plains go by
As the northern plains go by
As the northern plains go by