A Love Story

I threw a coin into a fountain
On a mountain top in Rome
The water lit from underneath
So you could see how deep it didn't go
I wished for cinematic love
Or some approximation of it
Like somebody else's bravery
Could ever be the thing to save me

On a birthday candle's flame
I wished to glorify my given name
And prove my worth
By making myself known
I watch the years collect and gather
And my bright future knows I'm staring at her
She never asks about the glory
She just wants a love story

Mm-mm
Mm-mm-mm

In the Colorado skies
There is the bluest bird with the blackest eyes
Who fascinates a stranger
Who just shared with me he lost his wife
Five days ago, he softly said
Fifty years of loving her
And as she held my hand and said goodbye
She said: Don't give up, I'll send you signs

He stared up at the heavens
And the tears rolled down his face
Told me I was living proof of her to him that very day
It took my breath away, his sadness
And I held it to my chest
And I let it break me open and be blessed
Be blessed

Demolish me, my Maker
I could ask for nothing more
I will build the deepest wishing well from the tears upon my kitchen floor
A childhood made of wishing
Naïve and superficial
Compared to what is given
They don't even hold a candle

Nothing that I've asked for
Has ever been as true
As what was coming for me when it comes from You
Nothing that I've asked for
Has ever been as true
As what was coming for me when it comes from You

(Nothing that I've asked for) so let me say right now for the record
(Has ever been as true) I am still gonna be here
(As what was coming for me) asking this world to dance
(When it comes from You) even if it keeps stepping on my holy feet
(Nothing that I've asked for) you, you stay here with me, okay?
(Has ever been as true) you stay here with me
(As what was coming for me) raising your bite against the bitter dark
(When it comes from You) your bright longing, your brilliant fists of loss
(Nothing that I've asked for) friend, if the only thing we have to gain in staying is each other
(Has ever been as true) my God, that is plenty
(As what was coming for me) my God, that is enough
(When it comes from You) my God, that is so, so much for the light to give
(Nothing that I've asked for) each of us at each other's backs
(Has ever been as true) whispering over and over and over
(As what was coming for me) live, live, live (when it comes from You)

Oh, nothing that I've asked for
Has ever been as true
As what was coming for me when it comes from You
Nothing that I've asked for
Has ever been as true
As what was coming for me when it comes from You