Homesick

Lyrics: I miss the way the mountains looked Like ancient gods asleep in blue Fog hanging low on the evergreens Cold river water cutting through Now every road feels flat somehow Every sunset dies too fast And I keep chasing pieces of home In places that don’t wanna last I’m homesick for Washington For the rain and the silence I grew up on These city lights don’t feel the same I still hear the Cascades call my name God, I swear my soul still lives Somewhere west of where I am Coffee steam and pine-soaked air And cold wind underneath my skin I miss the storms across the Sound Gray skies that felt warm somehow Funny how a place can break your heart Just by being gone too far I’m homesick for Washington For the forests thick as religion For the rivers carving through the stone Like they know exactly where to go I miss the ocean bitter and green And small-town lights in the evergreens Every night I close my eyes And drive those highways in my mind Some places live inside your blood No matter how far gone you are I left pieces of myself In mount Rainier's cold rain mist In the current of the Tumwater And the quiet ache of missing it Yeah, I’m homesick for Washington For the life I had before I was someone For the girl who swore she’d never leave Those green and endless evergreen streets And if I never make it back I know one thing for certain at least Part of my heart will always be Lost in Washington with me