You In January

God damn, you look holy
Hit from behind with light
You're a painting of a saint
And I'm nervous, stumbling over my lines

When I tell you I love you
When we stare at Catalina
The city lost to the sea
Carried out by the tides
You were the one thing I got right

God damn, you look holy
Bathed in the January light
On the floor of our new bedroom
On the carpet with the window open wide

When you tell me you love me
I can actually see it
Your breath frozen in the air
Newborn droplets of ice
You were the one thing I got right

I'm measuring heartbeats and miles away
You held me together, I used to burst and decay
We got off the airplane a couple of runaways
I was hoping you'd stay
Could you stay?

You were the obvious one
From a taxi cab in Chelsea
Out past Salvation Mountain
You were the holiest one
From a walk along the High Line
Out to Wicker Park in August

You were the obvious one
From your Upper East Side dorm room
To the Southwest Marin Headlands
You smile into the sand
God damn, I hate leaving

Another early flight
I ran the dishwasher this morning
I wanted there to be clean plates for you tonight
I've grown used to your perfume
It hangs in the morning light
Wake me up before you leave for work
Kiss me goodbye
You were the one thing I got right

I'm measuring heartbeats and miles away
You held me together, I used to burst and decay
We got off the airplane a couple of runaways
I was hoping you'd stay
Could you stay?

I'm measuring heartbeats and miles away
You held me together, I used to burst and decay
We got off the airplane a couple of runaways
I'm glad that you stayed