he called her name
on the landing by the stairs
she smiled like a child
she had red ribbons in her hair
she said- what about that,
you’ve been on my mind lately
I’ve been thinking about you baby
and I didn’t expect to see you here
after all these years
chorus: if i am your star
and you are my harbor
then you'll kiss me like a comet
and i'll love you like a sailor
and i guess those ships all lost at sea
look up at night and they follow me
back home to you.
back home to you.
he said with or without the rock
you’ve always been a star to me
she said- that’s funny, recently
I’ve been feeling so burned out
he said- no matter wrong or right
you still look just as bright
as I remember you
back in school
are you still in school?
chorus
she said- I’m learning Portuguese
and liberation theology
and it’s enough for me, it’s enough for me
most days…
but I’ve been thinking about the way
your safety poured into my brain
I never let you know
you were my harbor long ago
was it really so long ago?
chorus
back home to you.
