Ozark Symphony

The Ozarks they have a certain shade of perfect in the half dark
The sun waits just beneath the surface
For the changing of the guard
And the moon hangs heavy, ready to give way

Is that how we are?
Two ships passing in the night like opposing stars
Just close enough to keep you on the radar
But our paths are never pointed the same way

And I wonder why, after all this time
You are still the one weighing on my mind
And I can’t outrun what is here inside of me
Clinging to the every word I’m singing
I have loved you for a long time

The only light I’ve seen
All night is the light of my own high beams
Searching down the highway for the unforeseen
But you seem to be the only thing I find

For this is your land
And you were raised up in the heart of this, the heartland
And it’s as much a part of you now as your old man
Oh, part of you will never leave this place

And I wonder why, after all this time
You are still the one weighing on my mind
And I can’t outrun what is here inside of me
Clinging to the every word I’m singing
I have loved you for a long time

I wrote an Ozark Symphony
I put my words in the mouths of the birds to sing
I taught the wind the part of my own heartstrings
I taught the mountains to resound your name

So can I now be at peace
Knowing that the hills speak on behalf of me
And however far away from you, I’ll always be
Just as close as the wind and rain

And I wonder if, after all this time
I am still the one weighing on your mind
And if you can’t outrun what is there inside of you
Clinging to the every word you’re singing

Have you loved me all this time?
I have loved you for a long time