Almost the Girl

The rain is cold as it falls onto her upturned face, and slow,
Is the pace, which we've moved through the world in this year past
I try to cover her with a blanket already soaked from her nights' sweat,
Of needing some, having none, she can't stop shaking until she takes it in

Stay awake with me awhile; you're almost the girl I love
When you're awake with me awhile, you're almost the girl you used to be

Don't want to think what I just did to get her latest shot of peace
I've done it before; I'll do it again, until there is nothing left of me
She used to be "The Girl", so full of life she swore she'd take me there
Not this waste, not this husk, not this shell with the empty stare

Stay awake with me awhile; you're almost the girl I love
When you're awake with me awhile, you're almost the girl you used to be

She is my world, she is my life; she is all that's left of me
Every day I pray for the strength to give her more than she will need
Now she's drifting off into her sleep of troubled hope and peace
So where is my hope? Where are my dreams? What peace is there left for me?

Stay awake with me awhile; you're almost the girl I love
When you're awake with me awhile, you're almost the girl you used to be

Stay awake with me awhile; I don't want to live without you
When you're awake with me a while, you'll always be the girl of my dreams
Yeah of my dreams