Flip

Woke up a couple hours 'fore the sun that day
His eyes were feeling heavy as he made his way
Lit up a smoke, tried to shake it off
An hour more and back in baby's arms
He put the pedal down, tried to get ahead of that storm

Stereo keeping company, making good time
Road lullabies calling him across that line
A cup of coffee, burning through a pack
Not much further left to go
Drifting off as the heavens opened up
Come home
Come home

One man to witness the way that he'd gone
Dreamt of swimming under stormy skies
The sound of a thunder as I realized:
"He's going under," in a panic I went down too

Sinking deeper into endless black
Hand reaching just out of grasp
Then gone

One man to witness the way that he'd gone
Woke up well before the sun rose that day
Heart heavy, reflected in the skies so grey

The news hit me like a ton of bricks
Cut through me down to the bone
The heavens opened up and called the good man home
Come home
Come home

One man to witness the way that he'd gone