Cold at Night

Let yourself go in the current

Only rise and fall as the angles allow

Finally make a break for the surface

Breathe in the sweet air of the here and now

Wake up in the arms of the earth

Fully present at the second birth

Well, the first thing you learn is how strong you can be if you have to

And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night

Let the waves break where they have to break

Let the people make ready to approach the throne

Two are gonna stumble along the way

One is gonna go up alone

Fires gathering on a distant peak

Let me get some sleep before I speak

Well, the first thing you learn is how far you can go with no gas in the tank

And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night

Lightly row, but this much I know

The first thing you learn'll be the last thing to go

Sharpen sticks and stab at the tide pools

Pitch a camp as close as we can to shore

Nobody thought to carry a compass

It’s not the nineteenth century anymore

On the third day, you said you felt sick

I could hear the clock tick

Well, the first thing you learn is that there's always a clock ticking somewhere

(The first thing you learn is that there's always a clock ticking somewhere)

And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night

Well, the first thing you learn is how strong you can be if you have to

So strong

And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night

(And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night)

And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night

(And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night)

And the next thing you learn is how cold it can get at night