OUR MOCKINGBIRD KINGDOM

You were on the highway

Where the big sky knows your name 

Your headlights casting rainbows 

Where the night crossed with the rain 

Some say this world is dyin'

But maybe what dies still comes back

And here in our mockingbird kingdom

We walk with the sun on our backs

God is the part that's already forgiven 

The light that we've got deep inside

It shines when the hurricane's hitting

And when love is a battle we fight

The summer nights keep me awake

With the sun gone, I get washed away

I wish for you peace, I wish you could stay

I'd keep your blue skies from turning gray

Come find me now 'cause I can't sleep

I'm lost in the forest of memories

Like tupelo trees, the roots here run deep

There are generations awake underneath

And when the sky turns into rain

I can always see your face

To hold the ocean in your heart

Is to feel it all get ripped apart

And God is the part that's already forgiven 

The light that we've got deep inside

I don't think this world is dyin'

I think it's just coming alive 

These summer nights keep me awake

At night, the time here dilates

The sky shakes with the lightning crash

And in the light, you're driving back

And I could never be alone

This mockingbird kingdom grows deep in my bones

There are generations awake underneath

And in the dark, I hear them speak 

The storms out here, they never rest

And it weighs heavy on your chest

It won't be long before you're gone

The winding road grows deep in your bones

Our days here feel more like a dream

Like we're blinded from awakening

To hold another in your soul

Is to feel the storm hit over and over 

And I could never be alone

Our mockingbird kingdom grows deep in my bones

The lightning paints the night sky gold

And in the light, you're driving home 

And God is the part that's already forgiven 

The light that we've got deep inside

I don't think that we're dyin'

I think we're just coming alive.