Women and Men

The current will rise much faster,
makes it harder to find what I'm after…
The water's up, the waters down and I can't swim…
when I am lost and you are not then no one wins…
Our babies have known no father,
makes it harder to call…
I don't bother…
bottle up, bottle down, is how I live…
the moneys' gone
just one more song before I turn in…
But you won't see me because
I won't be there to help you asleep when you get scared
it's the absence, you're afraid
and the night it's approaches
but I'm still a state away…
scared, it's the absence your afraid…
I can't erase what the past is,
it's time to face circumstances..
as the sun comes up, the sun goes down
and I begin
the days grow long as I trek on
and I hate knowing…
That you won't see me because
I won't be there to help you asleep when you get scared
it's the absence, you're afraid
and the night approaches but I'm still a state away…
scared, it's the absence your afraid…
of a fight…
we're surviving but it's still from day to day…
It's nice to come home for a weekend…
the children have grown, how I've missed them…
As I pull up and you walk out
we smile again…
the grass needs cut,
cuddled up just woman and man…