Lights and Cars

I scan the index time to time
 Slide my finger down, hoping to see life
 From the country we can see the stars
 But they close their eyes to city lights and cars
 It's the song before the calm before the storm
 We hold on till we feel that steady roll
 Shaking hands are letting go
 They slip on but never slip away we hope
 These good intentions clear the road
 Of fallen snow
 I slide my finger through the dust
 That colonized this place that I once loved
 From the inside I could see the stars
 That I left behind for city lights and cars
 I've listened long, I've listened hard, I've listened well
 To things I'll have to learn myself
 Gold dust turns to ashes falling softly at our feet
 Taking the time to dance with ghosts along the way
 Close our eyes tonight and find that we're all closer than we thought
 To being home again in some familiar place