Indigo Girls - Hope Alone lyrics

Let's not drag this out, everything's in motion

Though I've only ever loved you kind and with devotion

I remember when I met you and even from the start

I thought one day you'd probably just come home and break my heart

It's funny what you know and still go on pretending

With no good evidence you'll ever see that happy ending

You were looking for your distance and sensing my resistance you had to do your will

I had to learn the hard way

We were just an empty dream too big for hope alone to fill

I know I'm a dreamer, so I'll give you that

Still I hope I'm more than just a place you laid your hat

You're a land of secrets, its only citizen

And though I paid my dues I was never allowed in

And so I am a stranger but especially today

As I get sad and lonely and you get your way

You were looking for your distance and sensing my resistance you had to do your will

I had to learn the hard way

We were just an empty dream too big for hope alone to fill

Holding out for change I know we never stood a chance

So I could only wait and watch you slip right through my hands