The current will rise much faster
Makes it harder to find what I`m after
The water`s up, water`s down and I, I can`t swim
When I am lost and you are not, then no one wins

Our babies have known no father
Makes it harder to call, I don`t bother
So bottle up, bottle down, is how I live
The money`s gone just one more song before I turn in

But you won`t see me `cause I won`t be there
To help you asleep when you get scared
It`s the absence you`re afraid and the night
It approaches but I`m still a state away
Yeah, it`s the absence you`re afraid

I can`t erase what the past is
It`s time to face circ**stances
Sun comes up, sun goes down and I, I begin
The days grow long as I trek on and I hate knowing

That you won`t see me `cause I won`t be there to
Help you asleep when you get scared
It`s the absence you`re afraid and the night
It approaches but I`m still a state away
Yeah, it`s the absence you`re afraid of the night

I`m surviving but it`s still from day to day
It`s still from day to day
It`s still from day to day

It`s nice to come home for a weekend
The children have grown, how I`ve missed them
As I pull up, you walk out and we smile again
The grass needs cut, cuddled up just woman and man