Love Song - Sun Kil Moon

We walked the beach of Cocoa Beach, Florida

We walked the beaches of Tel Aviv, Israel

We walked the beaches of Centro, Portugal

We walked the beaches of Stinson and Bolinas, California

We walked along the Tuscarawas in Ohio

We walked along the Niagara River in Buffalo

We walked along the American River in Coloma

And along the Sacramento River in California

We’ve driven through the Sierras

Through Donner’s Pass and Truckee through the snow and the pine trees

We’ve driven down Highway 1 so many times

For fried oysters, green chili soup and Olallieberry pie

I remember our first kiss like it was yesterday

We both said «First I want to brush my teeth first»

At the exact time

And since then I’ve been yours and you’ve been mine

And these have been the most wonderful years of my life

These have been the most wonderful years of my life

We’ve shared beds in St. Malo

And Reykjavik and Tokyo

And in my Dad’s extra bedroom in Massillon, Ohio

And in New Orleans at the Monteleone

Yeah I’ve spent time with others throughout our time

And I’ve grappled with that duality of my life

That I don’t expect civilians to comprehend, understand or know

The complications of my idiosyncratic soul

Home life verses, the turbulent life of rock 'n' roll

The road is loneliness, emptiness, alienation

A life of temptation, flirtation, and preoccupation

Of jugglin' and compartmentalization

Can’t carry this weight anymore

Shame, sorrow and frustration

Yeah I didn’t marry my high school sweetheart

Didn’t get a dog and a 4-door car and a picket fence

I told y’all I’m half man, I’m half alley cat

On Among the Leaves

And somehow y’all gave me praise for that

And somehow y’all gave me praise for that

Now I’m almost 54 and life has intervened

And I’ve closin' those old doors

And sayin' goodbye to that life and I mean it

And every day I love you more and more and more and more

Every day I love you and can’t wait to see you walk inside my door

Everyday I’m grateful to get to know you more

Now and then I dream I’m on stage

Runnin' around tryin' to get from place to place to place

The other night I dreamed Hal Willner was still alive

That I was on stage singin' one of his events and so beautiful was the vibe

The band was shakin' the stage the sound was so alive

The band was shakin' the stage the sound was so alive

And I walked off stage and there you were Caroline by my side

Then I woke up and my god I felt so fucking down

Where did it all go, where did he go, my old music friend Hal?

I think of the world before and I think of the world now

And I just want to take this moment to say, I miss you Hal

Sunny days in San Francisco are so rare

But this mornin' I woke up and so clear was the air

Walked up the hill, sat on a bench at Lafayette Park

Talked to my sister, told her I loved her

She said, I love you too, Mark

And Caroline called and I said can’t wait to see you tonight

And share the bed with you and your cat and watch some TV and get a bite to eat

I’ve been waking up every day next to a pillow

Thinkin' you’re there, and then I find myself alone and 10 pounds fatter

Still readin' John Fante’s Full of Life

Still writin' words and music for it is my blood

For it is my life

I beat myself that I’m not as good as Henry Miller or John Fante

But like both all I want to be is true

And write a love song for you

That’s all I want to do is write a love song for you

Your brown eyes are like a mahogany dream

Your skin is sweet as coffee ice cream

Your lips are as sensual as the freshest Japanese seabream

You lift my spirits, you lift my pride and my self-esteem

Oh we’re just back from Kokkari

Places are openin' back up and everybody in the restaurant seemed so jolly

When fall turns to winter I hope the world doesn’t get back to its horror story

And gets more divided and more Civil Warry

Either way if I’m with you there’s no need for me to worry

Don’t know where to go now or what to do with this story

Except to give credit where credit is due

My life lacks inspiration and purpose without you

Don’t know where to go now don’t know what to do

Except to write this love song for you

Except to write this love song for you