See the World By Night

You know I don't control the weather

But I can pray that the moon will rise

And maybe somehow make it all better for a while

Maybe we could write God a letter

Or we could cast our gaze into the sky

And ask if he would pull the lever that makes it all right

Your family said, “Boy, leave, go learn to be a man!”

And you saw the world by night from the back seat of a van

Then you made a life by the sea writing poetry

A way to make a living of which you never coulda dreamed

You know I don't control thе weather

But I can wish for the sun to arrivе

And maybe things will slowly get better in time

You got your wish, you got out, your dreams were mostly made

To see the world by night from the window of a plane, hey

Found someone to love you, you did your best to love her back, hey

Back home where you're from, that's the measure of a man, hey

No, I don't control the weather

No, I don't control the weather

No, I don't control the weather