There's a lot of ground to cover
One foot and then the other
On my way, my way to somewhere new
A few false starts, can you forgive this
Cautious heart and just bear with it
While it does what I thought it couldn't do?
I could go back to the old place
And write your name on every blank page
But it's a story now, just a story now
It's the kind of thing that you'd say
That there's no need to look behind me
That I can keep you here beside me
To make a mess of it, then make the best of it
It isn't perfect, but it might be
You dip your toe and then you paddle
All before you swim the channel
Thought I'd never make it, but I might
I could go back to the old place
And write your name on every blank page
But it's a story now, just a story now
It's the kind of thing that you'd say
That I can keep you here beside me
That I can keep you here beside me
To make a mess of it, then make the best of it
It isn't perfect, but it might be