Gull Lake (in a Peach-Plum Dawn)

Out on Gull Lake, in a peach-plum dawn, in your Edson boat
I'm safe
A summer day, pulling walleye up, then the morning comes
I'm awake and the pain starts in my sternum, then it radiates

When I see your face, made of brick and stone
It's strong and bold and brave
It starts to fade, and you're weaker now, cursing these goddamn legs
I know you gotta go, but I was hoping that you'd stay
Hoping you'd stay
Hoping you'd stay

At Erin Ridge, where I'd come from school when I was faking sick. You'd take me in when the world got dark. You let me be a kid. And I know you couldn't stay. But I really wish you did

I wish you did. I wish you did
I wish you did. I wish you did

You told me not to get old
You felt the weight in your bones
I knew you needed to go home, but I felt so alone
You told me not to get old. Watching your light go out slow
With a lump in my throat
Wish we were back on your boat
You told me not to get old
You told me not to get old
You told me not to get old

Wish we were back on your boat
Wish we were back on your boat