[Verse 1]
The end of the line
Calamity at first sight
Now, the man in me don't walk right
Just like a pebble in my shoe

But you were a wanderer
And a competent one at that
So it caught me by surprise, this vulnerability
That I never thought I had

[Pre-Chorus 1]
But you tried so hard to say, oh
Everything you wanted to
And with an aching tongue
Oh, you spat out at the world, now not of words

But of a pearl that had belonged to her...

[Chorus 1]
So I went back to the country
Where the air was mild and sweet
I was in need of some reprieve and intermission
Oh, to gather up my things and to get back upon my feet

But I can't say I've got the answers
For it's always shades of grey
But there's a warmth in the air in mid-September
And its enough across my face just to remind me that I'm well upon my way

[Verse 2]
And I feel the ease
Man, I feel it tingle in my toes
How funny are the way that these memories do grow
Into some old French film in black-and-white

And I know the ropes
Because, you see, I've said goodbye to some lovers
Fleshed out and tied to each other
By that invisible string; it tangles me

[Pre-Chorus 2]
And when that morning came up fast, well it
Broke the fever square upon its back
And finally I felt just like I should
Oh, the blood under my fingers warm the clearing

Of a two-month storm, now done...

[Chorus 2]
So I went back to the country
Where the air, now bitter sweet
And subtle is the change of my indifference
Oh, but strange is how the solitude can leave a man complete

And I can't wait 'till the morning
Be it sunshine, hail, or snow
See, I do not believe in superstition
But somewhere amongst this mess, I may have found some happiness to call my own

[Outro]
Oh, and time is a healer
Time is a friend of mine
In time, if you feel it
Would you be a friend of mine?

Oh, I hope you're a friend of mine...