Washing Out

Tonight I'm feeling the sadness of grieving friends and loved ones. This song formed in my head as I was driving home in the rain. 

Washing Out

I didn’t know what it would feel like

To say your name after we said goodbye

And for the first time the sun forgot to rise

I look up to heaven trying to catch your eye

And the rain falls steady on the trampled ground

And my heart is heavy cause you’re not around

And the river’s rising but the water’s brown

Cause the road we travelled on

Is washing out

I couldn’t know what it would feel like

To walk down to the riverside

I wanna reach you but these wings can’t fly

I’m on my knees and the tide is high

And the rain falls steady on the trampled ground

And my heart is heavy cause you’re not around

And the river’s rising but the water’s brown

Cause the road we travelled on

Is washing out

I wanna know what it will feel like 

When the earth smells sweet after the storm blows by 

When the rain that’s falling doesn’t make me cry

And the grass grows green by the riverside


~lg