And honestly I have been crying, night after night
begging for the sound of your voice to ring again.
A sound in the darkness, hollow with promise
I cant remember the way your hand felt in mine, but
I'm running mile after mile to catch a last glimpse of you tonight

(And I can't even find myself)
And I cant even find myself
(I'm trying to hold on to you)
Trying so hard to hold on to you
(Your slipping through my fingertips)
The words were nearly over us
You're the sand and I'm the ocean,
slowly washing you away.

CHORUS:
And I'm counting all the letters and
searching through every word
For proof that you never meant to leave
All my fingerprints solve a riddle I never meant to make,
And I'm washing you away like the sea
I'm through wishing on stars and praying to the clouds
Tell me, are all my dreams working in the end?
Don't lie to me again, just tell me you love me one more time
Can I catch what I've lost before it flies away from me
north and into the wind

And I'm counting all the words
Tallying every promise that you made
I will be desperately awaiting
when you don't lead me down a path
where I'm lost and confused
and all alone and broken apart

BRIDGE:
And I can't think of how to word it
but I can promise you you're worth it
all the grains of sand I'm counting
every ounce of you I have left--
I can only count for so long...

CHORUS:
And I'm counting all the letters and
searching through every word
For proof that you never meant to leave
All my fingerprints solve a riddle I never meant to make,
And I'm washing you away like the sea
I'm through wishing on stars and praying to the clouds
Tell me, are all my dreams working in the end?
Don't lie to me again, just tell me you love me one more time
Can I catch what I've lost before it flies away from me
north and into the wind

BRIDGE:
And if you'll hang on my every word
and stare deep into my eyes
you'll see how much I meant it
when I asked you not to leave
just promise me you'll stop letting
my waves wash you away...

...ANOTHER BRIDGE
Remind me one more time
That you love me more than the air you breathe
and more than falling asleep in a thunderstorm
tell me that I am the life that fills your lungs, and

(Please stop letting go of me)
Please stop letting go of me
(Please stop letting go of me)
Please stop, just hold on tighter...

Tighter, please...

And I'm counting all the letters and
searching through every word
For proof that you never meant to leave
All my fingerprints solve a riddle I never meant to make,
And I'm washing you away like the sea
I'm through wishing on stars and praying to the clouds
Tell me, are all my dreams working in the end?
Don't lie to me again, just tell me you love me one more time
Can I catch what I've lost before it flies away from me
north and into the wind