Cold at Night

Let yourself go in the current
Only rise and fall as the angles allow
Finally make a break for the surface
Breathe in the sweet air of the here and now
Wake up in the arms of the earth
Fully present at the second birth
Well, the first thing you learn is how strong you can be if you have to
And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night
Let the waves break where they have to break
Let the people make ready to approach the throne
Two are gonna stumble along the way
One is gonna go up alone
Fires gathering on a distant peak
Let me get some sleep before I speak
Well, the first thing you learn is how far you can go with no gas in the tank
And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night
Lightly row, but this much I know
The first thing you learn'll be the last thing to go
Sharpen sticks and stab at the tide pools
Pitch a camp as close as we can to shore
Nobody thought to carry a compass
It’s not the nineteenth century anymore
On the third day you said you felt sick
I could hear the clock tick
Well, the first thing you learn is that there's always a clock ticking somewhere
(The first thing you learn is that there's always a clock ticking somewhere)
And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night
Well, the first thing you learn is how strong you can be if you have to
So strong
And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night
(And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night)
And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night
(And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night)
And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night