Where I Am

Starin' through the screen door
Out beyond the glow of a porch light
She couldn't sleep again
Looks like it's gonna be another long night

she's tremblin' from the cold
Or it might be fear
She knows the change is come
And it might be near

A car goes rollin' by
She's shocked to see herself behind the wheel
She says, 'I wonder where I'm goin'
God, I wonder how I feel?

With the windows down, this dead end town
And empty love behind me
Free at last, no lookin' back
One day I'm gonna find me?

Gone anywhere
Everywhere and nowhere
Gone, just pick a dream
Any dream and go there

There comes a time in every life
When everybody winds up gone

Then the wind changed direction
And that car comes rollin' down the drive
Pulled up in the porch light
She heard her voice comin' from inside

Said, you look a little restless, girl
Come on, go with me
I'll have you back by mornin'
Knowin' how it feels to be

Gone anywhere
Everywhere and nowhere
Gone, just pick a dream
Any dream and go there

There comes a time in every life
When everybody winds up gone

He stumbles out of bed
Awakened by the knockin' at the front door
Lookin' through the screen
At two strangers he's never seen before

We've got bad news for you, sir
She's spun out of control
We did all we could do, sir
God rest her soul, she's gone

I have stumbled, how I fell
I've seen more hurtin'
On this road back from hell
Than I would wish on anyone

For everything I faced in this world
It seemed the darkest
With the devil at my door
But with time comes the truth

And I've had to go through the worst
To get to the best I've ever been

I thought no one could love the kind of fool I was
No one was brave enough to take that chance
Then you lifted me so unselfishly
You reached out your hands and caught me
It's your love that brought me where I am

I have recovered, I am home
Now I believe in heaven
My hurt's my own, the battle's won
Those demons gone

And I've had to go through the worst
To get to the best I've ever been

I thought no one could love the kind of fool I was
No one was brave enough to take that chance
Then you lifted me so unselfishly
You reached out your hands and caught me
It's your love that brought me where I am

No one could love the kind of fool I was
No one was brave enough to take that chance
Then you lifted me so unselfishly
You reached out your hands and caught me
It's your love that brought me where I am

And I've had to go through the worst
To get to the best I've ever been

I watched you leave, I cried the tears
And I relive that moment every minute you're not here
And every day is harder than the day before
But I'll be patient until you find your way
To my side of the world

'Cause on my side of the world
You've got a heart to come home to
My side of the world where all the crazy is gone
When that long road ahead is finally behind you
I'll be right where you left me alone
Holdin' on on my side of the world

Our friends all ask if you've called
And I see their face when I respond, 'No, not at all'
'Cause in their eyes, they wonder what I'm waitin' for
Deep inside I know you're comin' back
To my side of the world

'Cause on my side of the world
You've got a heart to come home to
My side of the world where all the crazy is gone
When that long road ahead is finally behind you
I'll be right where you left me alone
Holdin' on on my side of the world

I hope this letter finds you, then again I hope it don't
'Cause that would mean you're on your way right now
But, baby, if it does and if you're not
Let this remind you of what you've got

On my side of the world
You've got a heart to come home to
My side of the world where all the crazy is gone
When that long road ahead is finally behind you
I'll be right where you left me alone
Holdin' on on my side of the world
On my side of the world

I live in a big house
Designer names with a room to roam
A circled drive, a car paid for
But still I wish for somethin' more

So many people in small houses
They've got 'em filled clear up to the rafters
With big wings and Barbie dolls
Crayola pictures on the wall

I call out nobody's name at the end of a long day
Make dinner at five for one in the microwave
I wash the fork and throw the plate away
Then the light with the timer comes on
This beautiful house I own is nobody's home

Sometimes I just drive for hours
Takin' in all I'm missin'
The picket fence, the kiddy pools
The after work barbeques

And I see kids jumpin' up and down
On a trampoline in their backyard
The laughter's loud, not a moment's peace
And one's cryin' because he scraped his knee

I call out nobody's name at the end of a long day
Make dinner at five for one in the microwave
I wash the fork and throw the plate away
Then the light with the timer comes on
This beautiful house I own is nobody's home

Where this house is now I hope a home will be
For now this front porch mat is all that welcomes me

I call out nobody's name at the end of a long day
Make dinner at five for one in the microwave
I wash the fork and throw the plate away
Then the light with the timer comes on
This beautiful house I own is nobody's home

Nobody's home
I call out nobody's name
Nobody's home
Nobody's home

High wire, walkin' with no net
Never knowin' if the very next step
Is gonna take me far or take me down
Leave me hangin' or on solid ground

Should I jump and face the hurt'
Give it all for all it's worth
At least I know I fell to fall
At least I know I chose to risk it all

You love me but leave me so confused
Don't know what you wanna do
You say forever but I feel never

If it's a commitment that you're so afraid of
And I'm out here all alone
Well, I won't be hangin' on
To this high wire for long

You talk of weddings each July
If we look at diamonds, you don't buy
It's not the promises you break
It's my heart each time you say, 'Someday'

You love me but leave me so confused
Don't know what you wanna do
You say forever but I feel never

If it's a commitment that you're so afraid of
And I'm out here all alone
Well, I won't be hangin' on
To this high wire for long

Time is your enemy, my friend
Too late's comin', what will you do then'

You love me but leave me so confused
Don't know what you wanna do
You say forever but I feel never

If it's a commitment that you're so afraid of
And I'm out here all alone
Well, I won't be hangin' on
To this high wire for long

No, I won't be hangin' on
To this high wire for long