From the recording Chrome (2009)
Written for my wife who endures – and fully endorses – my travel schedule. A song about being reunited once again.
Lyrics
Sad To Watch You Wave
(Eric Peters, Ben Shive)
You cry at the movies and at the drop of someone’s tears
You are a lion to protect me all these years
I’m a suitcase in the window of a train
You’re the kiss blown from the platform in the rain
It’s so sad, it’s so sad to watch you wave
It’s so sad, it’s so sad to watch you wave goodbye
I’m no good, no good at being alone
Somehow miles become a pale and curious home
It’s so sad to feel the cold and empty space
Between good fortune and the fortunate embrace
It’s so sad, it’s so sad to watch you wave
It’s so sad, it’s so sad to watch you wave
All we have, all we have is this good day
As the hair on our heads begins to gray
I hear your laugh and its sound is no small grace
But it’s still so sad, it’s so sad to watch you wave
It’s so sad, it’s so sad, it’s so sad to watch you