I Won't Leave You Tonight

from The In Between EP by Luke Jarret

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You knelt and ran an empty cup
along the desert floor.
You said the grains of sand were those you loved,
in the billions maybe more.

And then you grinned....
and took my hand once again.

The day was scorching, the water cold.
I only dared to dip in my toes.
You came up fast and pulled me in,
said, "You can't spend you're life preparing,"
and we swam through the best years of my life.

And i won't leave you tonight.
No i won't leave you tonight.

The dreaded four then did begin.
You said, "All that's left is where we've been,
and the future is but the past,
like someone turnin' over an hour glass."

And that silly bald man came up to us.
He asked us, "Where have you been?"
We said, "We're not sorry sir, we're tryin' to escape
from this compacted sand we're in."

And i won't leave you tonight.
I won't leave you tonight.

24 came and 24 went,
never regret any hour we spent.
You said, "Enjoy the daylight when we're young.
When the darkness falls, we'll be the sun."
And you never let it fade.

You took my hand once again.
You said, "One more adventure, some call the end."
And like that day in the heat,
you pulled and knocked me off my feet.
But this time, no i wasn't scared.

I won't leave you tonight.
I won't leave you tonight.

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from The In Between EP, released December 15, 2009

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