I remember the first time you came to my door And I told you all my heart was pouring out I was worrying about the guy that I lived with at the time And you laughed so loud you chased my fears away That was thirty months ago in a place I left below When I followed you all this way I'll be home before nightfall and I'll sleep in your bed And I dream of all the things we'll never have I will take my lead from you I will jump in if you do And I realize how fortunate I am That I get to call you my friend And we hear the freight train in the morning When lightning is coloring the sky And the cedars in the yard are a million miles apart And the rain falls but everything stays dry I'll be home before nightfall and I'll sleep in your bed And I dream of all the things we'll never have I will take my lead from you I will jump in if you do And I realize how fortunate I am That I get to call you my friend There's a river and it's called the Colorado And it flows where no riverboat can go But you know that you and me like the water we are free So please let me lighten your load And I'll be home before nightfall and I'll sleep in your bed And I dream of all the things we'll never have I will take my lead from you I will jump in if you do And I realize how fortunate I am That I get to call you my friend