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