I'd be working late and I'd come home
Home, where everything is the same
The moon would be a lantern
Hanging from a ship
Lost in the middle of the sea
I'd hear sleepy footsteps coming down the stairs
I'd say go back to bed babe, I love you too
I would turn off your nightlight
And listen to the sound
Of your dreams, next to me
Your hair would be a roadmap
On your pillow
I'd try to match the rhythm of your breath
Wind would howl around the corners
Like there was something important to be said
Some secret to be revealed
Some promise to be made
Just like in the movies we saw
Dying by the gun with our backs to the sun
Harden my heart like a rock
In a creek running old
Harden my heart like a gem
Down below in the ground
You fell asleep with my tears on your shirt
Like birds in a nest in a dying old tree
Woke up to the prettiest morning
We'd ever seen
There's a picture of you hanging on my wall
I gave away your boots but still wear your ring
You would tuck in your shirt and go dancing with me
And kiss me on our way home
Harden my heart like a rock
In a creek running old
Harden my heart like a gem
Down below in the ground
Harden my heart for it breaks
Like a dry lump of clay
Harden my heart for it breaks
For the pretty in me
Harden my heart like a rock
In a creek running old
Harden my heart like a gem
Down below in the ground