The Dirt Whispered

[Verse 1} She got down on hands and knees One ear against the ground Holding her breath to hear something But the dirt made not a sound tonight Echoes of songs still lurk on distant foreign shores Where we danced just to please the gods that only ask for more So it goes But still we give ourselves to this We can't spend our lives waiting to live [Chorus] On cold nights In a prayer for dawn But the daylight Isn't what she wants The concrete Calls my name again I'm falling Through the cracks I slip [Verse 2] The postcard says wish you were here But I'd rather I was there Holding on to the simple things before they disappear That's what I meant But that was then, and this is now I'll make it up to you somehow [Chorus] [Bridge] A destination, a fading smile Another station, another mile Another day gone, I swore that I will Be there before dawn So be there, I will She got down on hands and knees One ear against the ground Holding her breath to hear something Anything at all The dirt whispered, "Child, I'm coming home" [Chorus]