Halfway

H A L F W A Y
She’s climbing in Sedona in the middle of a warm September night
Halfway up a sheet of rock it takes a pro a good two days to climb
They always say they always tell you don’t you ever climb alone
But something about a sheet of rock halfway up to Heaven feels like home

She lays back in her sling and lets the white Sedona moon light up her face
Ah and every yellow star starts whispering her name
Then a giant silhouetted bird floats by so close she feels his wing
And all her problems fall away
She drifts on off to sleep

Leave your broken heart your shattered heart down there on the ground
The pain it goes away up here in the clouds

Morning finds her rested ten hours more to climb
Up here in the red Sedona wind and the Indian sunshine
Some people when they lose their dreams
They put a bottle in their hand
Some people find a giant sheet of rock in the middle of the sand

She makes the top, drops her rope, and sticks a climbing shoe over the edge
And she sees red pebbles fall away into the silent wind
And that giant silhouetted bird he was nowhere to be found
She arches her back, pirouettes, dives into the clouds

Leave your broken heart your shattered heart down there on the ground
The pain it goes away up here in the clouds
Leave your broken heart your shattered heart down there on the ground
The pain it goes away up here in the clouds

Halfway down she pulls her chute
She floats down to the ground
She says forget him and his girlfriend too I don’t need him anyhow
Yeah there are still so many rocks to climb and I’ve only come halfway
Then a big ol’ Arizona smile breaks across her face