Out on the deck she signed the check In grade school bubble font just a debutante A summer mess some things are best Left under the covers She lays there and wonders Alone in a hotel room above the ballroom How did the word ever get so small You dreamed the tide could carry you Far away from the life that buried you Bring you back to someone That's worth fighting for And Ava when you wake up I'll be there Salt in the air brings her back there Long lost memory Star of the Sea She didn't know the wind would blow Her so off course her voice is hoarse From an all night argument In the same old apartment Alone in a hotel room above the ballroom How did the word ever get so small You dreamed the tide could carry you Far away from the life that buried you Bring you back to someone That's worth fighting for And Ava when you wake up I'll be there A summer mess Some things are best