When I Win You Over

When I win you over
We'll count the flowers growing in the yard
And if I call you sober
Would you forgive for all the times I fell apart?
The light has gotten dimmer
The longer I investigate the cause
Said I'd always love you
You said you're moving out, you're moving on

I kept holding onto you
Like the widow to the grave
And I know there's nothing left for me to save
But I'm stayin' awake
Anyway

And when we get much older
We'll remember why we're better than the rest
Your head atop my shoulder
Watching while the colors paint the west
You'll be reading Whitman
While I collect the leaves from off the grass
Hard to say you left me
Easier to say that nothing lasts

I kept holding on to you
Like the blood against the blade
And I know there's nothing left for me to save
But I'm stayin' awake
Anyway

Say you know
And I will lead you home
And when I win you over
We'll count the flowers growing in the yard