Away Too Long - The Elwins

In the sand, in my imagination

There’s a boy who’s hanging in the shade.

Baseball cap, turned around backwards

Flip flopped feet, moving my way

I’ve been away too long

I’ve been away too long

The page with the bookmark’s gone

I’ve been away too long

Sometimes when I’m sitting still

I feel the ground beneath me shake

It rattles like an earthquake

But I’m still here

I know I should go, I should give it a try

I’ve gotta get against the grain

But I’m battling myself again

And I’m still here

We would walk one over the other

On the tracks leading to your house

The night sky’s pink with and orange glow

And I realize I’ve been gone for days

I’ve been away too long

I’ve been away too long

The page with the bookmark’s gone

I’ve been away too long

Sometimes when I’m sitting still

I feel the ground beneath me shake

It rattles like an earthquake

But I’m still here

I know I should go, I should give it a try

I’ve gotta get against the grain

But I’m battling myself again

And I’m still here

You, you’ve got this way

Of reaching in my chest,

And reading what I’ve got to say

And I, I’ve looked for this a million times

And now you’ve cleared the mystery

Sometimes when I’m sitting still

I feel the ground beneath me shake

It rattles like an earthquake

But I’m still here

I know I should go, I should give it a try

I’ve gotta get against the grain

But I’m battling myself again

And I’m still here

I’ve been away too long

I’ve been away too long

The page with the bookmark’s gone

I’ve been away too long