nothing's worthy
nothing's perfect
to sing of beauty
does no justice

i could sing a million songs
try and stop the world
from turning just to have you home
serenade you from the ocean
to the mountaintops
and breathe your name
til my body stops

but even sleep won't
bring me respite
the night is weary
and stars are desperate

just to see you in these arms
they agree 3,000 miles is way too far
conspire with me
the moon, the sun and gravity
we've thought of countless ways
to bring you home to me

so i guess patience
is my new virtue
and if waiting
is what brings me to you

then i'll be the old maid
who stands along the shores
and gets buried by the waves
demands the winds, the tide
the stars and the setting sun
to assist the sea
until you're here with me

while my hand blocks the sun
from my eyes
searching for my lover
on the rising tide
i would scan the world's horizon
for all my life, if i
if i could find...

something perfect
something worthy and true
like your beauty
something just like you