Go and gather up your things
For the long ride don't ask me
"Where are we going?" It'll take time
The flowers will be buried under snow
But the lake changes quicker than you know
Wading in the low tide in the shallows
Stars in the western sky flicker and fade out
But the water, oh, the water is shaking
At the breeze from the high seas
And the lake changes are bitter to my knees
Then I'll wade down i'm weighed down
With family photographs and relics I've found
In a back room i'll be back soon
I won't sink, I'll swim i'll be back soon
Let's build a bonfire in the sand dunes
And sit a while cheek-to-cheek
And I'll be humming your favorite tune
It's not the leaving that's grieving me
It's the thought of you alone
And when the lake changes, down the road I go
Then I'll wade down i'm weighed down
With family photographs and relics I've found
In a back room i'll be back soon
I won't sink, I'll swim i'll be back soon
Then I'll wade down i'm weighed down
With family photographs and relics I've found
In a back room i'll be back soon
I won't sink, I'll swim i'll be back soon
Go and gather up your things