Anchorage

Today my childish laughter falls away
 The stakes were real and we won't feel okay
 With a knot of bitter worry in my eyes
 And a tearless year or two since the last day
 The last damn day, the last day that I cried
 No no no no
 take me back home
 No no no no
 take me away
 Bring her 'round slow
 no no no no
 Tie her up right
 I'll sail round the night
 I'll dock when it's day
 No no no no
 I got no home
 No no no no
 only a way
 Bring her 'round slow
 no no no no
 I know where I'll land
 I'll unclench my hands
 I'm willing to stay
 So see me down, see me down to the edge of the wild
 Stroll me out to the end of the pier
 Reel me in to the places we knew our own faces
 Over wine, over coffee and beer
 And anchor me anchor me anchor me anchor me here
 Walk with me, the sunset's three hours long tonight
 We'll blind our disbelieving eyes with light
 And if the dusk admits our fear of death
 We'll write a worthy hymn and cork it fast
 Cork it fast, we'll float it west
 No no no no
 got a ring full of keys
 No no no no
 not a one of 'em mine
 Bring her 'round slow
 no no no no
 Fold up the maps
 If love goes by haps
 Why look for a sign?
 No no no no
 I got no home
 No no no no
 only a way
 Bring her 'round slow
 no no no no
 The water's not clear
 But I've washed ashore here
 And I'm willing to stay
 So see me down, see me down to the edge of the wild
 Stroll me out to the end of the bow
 Point me back to the places we knew our own faces
 Without wondering much why or how
 And anchor me anchor me anchor me anchor me now
 My body and my mind have scarcely met
 I've spent my whole life being elsewhere and elsewhen
 So ground me in the only house I own
 Forgive my absence, love
 And teach me to live
 Teach me to live, to live alone, no no no no
 See me down, see me down to the edge of the wild...
 And anchor me anchor me anchor me anchor me here