[intro] [instrumental] [Verse 1] I’ll try to write a song of love tonight, With all the stars arranged in perfect time, But one small string has snapped beneath my hand, And silence steals the melody I planned. (oh-ooh) [Chorus] Though every road to music bends and breaks, And every promise has to wait awake, (to wait awake) The song is still here, shining in my chest— I’ll sing it for you when the world lets me rest. (lets me rest) [instrumental] [Verse 2] My pen is broken, ink has lost its way, The words I saved keep slipping from the page, Please forgive the unfinished little tune, I’ll find the verse beneath another moon. (oh-ooh) [Chorus] Though every road to music bends and breaks, And every promise has to wait awake, (to wait awake) The song is still here, shining in my chest— I’ll sing it for you when the world lets me rest. (lets me rest) [instrumental] [Verse 3] For now I have to close my weary eyes, And let the dreaming teach me how to rise, Perhaps another time, the notes will start, And all my love will finally find its heart. [Bridge] No snapped string can silence what I mean, No broken pen can erase what’s in between, Tomorrow may arrive with open hands, And turn these small delays to better plans. [4 bar tenor sax solo instrumental] [Chorus] Though every road to music bends and breaks, And every promise has to wait awake, (to wait awake) The song is still here, shining in my chest— I’ll sing it for you when the world lets me rest. (lets me rest) [outro]
