Tonight You’re Coming Home

Dawn, a cloudy light on a cloudy morn

The sun breaking through misty white

Dispelling the nightmares of last night

Allowing new dreams to come alive.

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Hair plastered to sweat-soaked head

Limbs entangled in duvets bed

Pillow held tight in arms of dread

Trying to break free.

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The same vision every night

Comes unbidden in the darkest light

Clouds of fear make eyelids move

As nightmares take hold.

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Thrashing legs and anguished moans

Speaking in tongues until the sunrise comes

Pillows clasped in place of you

To help get me through.

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It’s the same each, and every time

My love, you leave me for awhile

You are my life, my soul, my dream come true

Your being here gets me through.

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Is it love, a crutch or simply holding on too tight?

When without you I can’t get through the night

Without battling the demons in my life

That you, my love, hold at bay.

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Whatever the right of it I have one truth

You are the one and my fears you soothe

We live and love in happiness unbound

And tonight you’re coming home.

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Your presence and purity of soul

Caring demeanour and beauty untold

Tenderly you hold this broken man

And make this empty house our home.

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And tonight you’re coming home.