The Blue Between Us

Well my mind's still limber but my heart's grown old
 From the time I left the only place I know
 And it makes me happy we didn't get let go
 I couldn't stand to see our love just decompose
 Now I've been walking home nearly every night
 And here's to everyone I ever loved but had to leave behind
 For the one thing I can't find though I've been looking half my life
 And it's damn hard to explain but I will try it if you like
 If you ask me once I'll tell you so
 That the blue between us never felt so cold
 And I miss the folk singers from the days of old
 When a three-chord song could save your soul
 And no I'm never on time least that's what I'm told
 So why's everything feel like it moves too slow?
 And if I were scared I wouldn't let it show
 'Cause if I die tonight I'm not going home
 Why's it seem so wrong to miss the town you love?
 When there's just one state that you cannot stop thinking of
 I wouldn't say I'm patriotic but I think that's what I've become
 Sometimes it takes where you are not, just to remember where you're from
 Was it my fault that I meant every single word I said?
 When I told you it was not the end
 And if everything goes wrong, I hope we can get along
 If I lost you I would lose my best friend
 And now we're weathering the storm, side by side we're looking on
 It takes a certain kind of love to bear this load
 But it's not the tired romance of the open road