The TV flashes down the hall
painting pictures on the wall
and you're still sleeping on my knees
In the glow of silver light
I trace the lines above your eyes
just another wrinkle
that you can blame on me
I can hear the current of the freeway in the distance
and if I keep listening
I wonder if you've ever thought of streaming off somewhere with it
am I not what you thought
are you tired of what you got?
Chorus:
If I can't give you any more
than weathered ships and distant shores
would you still want to be my compass yeah
‘cuz you keep loving me the same
I don't know how but you still stay with me baby
you stay with me baby
Another day, another week
we'll slip back in old routines
'til nights like these
come in between
Simple moments in the dark
the ones that life can't tear apart
they come along
just when we need
And I still hear the current of the freeway in the distance
but I stop listening
'cuz I know you stay even though the waves are always shifting
fighting our way through
guess I always knew
Chorus:
If I can't give you any more
than weathered ships and distant shores
would you still want to be my compass yeah
'cuz you keep loving me the same
I don't know how but you still stay with me baby
you stay with me baby
If I can't give you any more
than weathered ships and distant shores
would you still want to be my compass yeah
'cuz you keep loving me the same
I don't know how but you still stay with me baby
you stay with me baby
Love isn't perfect. Sometimes I wonder if I'm not who you thought I was, or if you're tired of what we have. But then in those quiet moments I realize that through it all, you stay with me. When all I can give is less than perfect love, you ride the waves with me, finding a way to move in the same direction. It's no fairy tale, but you're still my compass, and I'm still your true north.