Meantime

[Verse] The family down the street moved out That dad who slapped his kids around Then, built a swing behind the house that no one ever used It′s funny how we find it hard to see into a tangled heart The beautiful and brutal parts are beating in us too [Chorus] And I'm gonna love you in the meantime ′Til the gold light ends In the madness of real life I promise to do my best [Verse] Sometimes when the morning comes, I roll away from everyone Holding all that hurt me once, I know you know that truth It's hard to keep the wheels attached, the everyday, the aftermath The purple fading blue to black when sun sets like a bruise [Chorus] And I'm gonna love you in the meantime ′Til the gold light ends In the madness of real life I promise to do my best [Verse] The family down the street moved out, I wonder where they′re living now They fixed it up, the swing is still reaching in the wind I reach for you, something like that, eternally, but never quite Becoming good, but God, I'm trying to be a better friend [Chorus] And I′m gonna love you in the meantime 'Til the gold light ends In the madness of real life I promise to do my best [Outro] In the madness of real life I promise to do my best