Well this is just a simple song To say what you done I told you about all those fears And away they did run You sure must be strong And you feel like an ocean Being warmed by the sun When I was just nine years old I swear that I dreamt Your face on a football field And a kiss that I kept Under my vest Apart from everything but the heart in my chest I know that things can really get rough when you go it alone Don't go thinking you gotta be tough to play like a stone Could be there's nothing else in our lives so critical As this little home My life in an upturned boat marooned on a cliff You brought me a great big flood And you gave me a lift To care what a gift You tell me with your tongue And your breath was in my lungs And you float over the rift I know that things can really get rough when you go it alone Don't go thinking you gotta be tough to play like a stone Could be theres nothing else in our lives so critical As this little home Well this will be a simple song to say what you've done I told you about all those fears and away they did run You sure must be strong And you feel like an ocean Being warmed by the sun Remember walking a mile to your house a glow in the dark I made a fumblin play for your heart and the act struck a spark You wore a charm in a chain that I stole especially for you Loves such a delicate thing that we do with nothing to prove Which I never knew