No Expert

You seem stranded on a shore
Of hopes and opportunities
There's too much of everything
And every choice is wrong, it seems
So afraid to lose yourself now
You are struggling to be free
Well I'm no expert, but I'd guess
It's something else entirely

'cos despite
All the thousand ways to quench your thirst
There's an empty spot in your heart
And it grows and it hurts

But then again
I've been wrong before
Who am I to say
There's something missing
On your overflowing shore

You're in a blizzard dreaming someone's dreams
And singing someone's songs
And I can't find the proper language
For this song that lingers on
And though I know
That what I'm reading into it may be a lie
It doesn't mean
That the connection we are feeling can't survive

'cos we are here
This very moment in time
And I'm as ready
As I'll ever be in this life
No, I'm no expert
But the timing and all the signs seem right

Don't turn your back on life
'cos life's a sneaky bastard
And when you finally come around
Nothing will be the same

So trust me, darling
Life won't wait around forever
And neither will I
I'm not sixteen and my waiting years are over
So tell me, darling
Am I astray and is my faith misplaced
'cos I can look for it
In other places than your sweet face

And then again
I may be right this once
This may be your best chance
To be free at last