[Intro] The heat went out of August A cool wind crossed the lake I walked the old stone pier alone Till the shoreline slipped away [Verse 1] A fishing boat came easing in With gulls above its wake The evening laid a copper line Across the harbor break Behind me, porch lights flickered on All up and down the shore The lake held one last streak of gold Then couldn’t hold it anymore [Pre-Chorus] One star came out above the mast And held its place alone [Chorus] Sometimes the love stays When tomorrow moves on You can still hold each other And lose what you counted on So I left tomorrow on the pier With the last light almost gone I left tomorrow on the pier And put the ring back on [Verse 2] You wanted that red front door From the day we bought the place Twenty-five years of saying someday Till red stood in the frame It shone against the faded siding Like a promise coming true Some dreams take the long way home When life is changing on you [Pre-Chorus] The harbor lights came on in rows And shook across the tide [Chorus] Sometimes the love stays When tomorrow moves on You can still hold each other And lose what you counted on So I left tomorrow on the pier With the harbor lights coming on I left tomorrow on the pier And put the ring back on [Bridge] I worked the gold across my knuckle And held it in my hand The last light caught along the edge Like it knew what I had planned For one long breath, I saw it fall And disappear below Then I closed my hand around our years And knew I wouldn’t go [Final Chorus] Sometimes the love stays When tomorrow moves on You can still hold each other And lose what you counted on So I left tomorrow on the pier With the whole wide daylight gone I left tomorrow on the pier And put the ring back on [Outro] I walked back toward the harbor lights With night along the rail Behind me, one gold circle Held the moonlight on the lake [End]
