sunrise, sunset

remember when we used to gaze at the stars
and pretend that they were ours?
because those stars in the sky were the only connection we had
when the direction of our paths failed to cross
like strangers stranded on different islands
lost, hoping to be rescued and reunited again
and when the moon was overhead i couldn't hold it in
instead i would run outside
neck craned back, eyes to the sky
because deep down inside i hoped
you were doing the same thing as i
talking to the moon
praying this curse of separation would be broken soon
it was our little secret
just you and i

but now when i look into the sky
the stars that used to hang over you and i
are no longer over you, just over me
overseas, 180 degrees
ten hours ahead
when i wake up you're going to bed
two cups and string, the only thing keeping
this thing alive
is all but dead
because when you're awake im asleep in my bed
dreaming of all the words i left unsaid
and now when i search for sacred stars
i dont see them
because there's an ocean between us
a 5,000 mile reason i cant be there with you
you know i miss you

but there's gotta be another way
another way to convey what im dying say
a way to remind you
that though im not with you now
you are present in my thoughts everyday
and ill come back to you
somehow someway

last night watching the sun set it dawned on me
the big ball of yellow falls below the horizon i see
sinks into darkness and flies across the sea
to climb a different horizon outside your window
same sun different day

i know we cant see the sun at the same time
(well, unless you get up at sunrise)
but keep in mind that Sunny spends his time with me
before he makes his way over to you
so he'll tell you everything i tell him to
sunbeams from me passed along to you
i realized this is true
a way to get from me to you

ill tell him how much i miss you
how the smile on your face never fails
to erase any trace of doubt that
every moment with you
however few
is so worth it
how the sound of your voice gives me
no choice but to remember that
even though we sometimes cant speak for weeks
you're still there for me
even over the phone
feels like im back at home

there are no words for the warmth of the sun
for the life it gives, the light it spreads
so when my day is done
the sun, like a faithful messenger bird,
will carry all my words that have no words
so when the sun passes before your eyes,
when you see the light reaching above the horizon at sunrise
remember
he's talking to you
i'm talking to you
and even though the clouds sometimes block the sun from view
the sun always prevails and comes shining through
so i'll swim the atlantic ocean, ill do what i have to do
to make sure that whenever the sun comes out to smile on you
he's bringing my love from me to you