Annabel

annabel, you light up like a kid on christmas day
i make my little offerings to see your smiling face
you're a cold lake in the summer, a jumper in the fall
and i'm an awkward little girl who's just grown a bit too tall

annabel, i wasn't doing well when i met you
when they say ambition is a killer, oh, it's true
the roads are far too long, the mountains far too tall
and if i make it to the top i still won't know just who to call

annabel, oh, what to do?
didn't know til i met you

annabel, i pity you if heaven is a place
cause you're the only one who's good enough
to make it through the gates
not an angel, not a god, not a single other soul
and once you've read all the books i think you'll start to feel alone

there's a warmth inside your lungs
every breath is like the sun

annabel, i'm sorry, but you know i have to leave
annabel, when i get finished chasing all my dreams
on the roads far too long
and the mountains far too tall
i hope to see you standing
at the end of it all
to tell me that you're proud
at the end of it all