you wear your smile in your eyes

watch you across the water
watch you where you stand
beyond that reservoir
where I can't reach your hand

darling, rains will come
waters will rise, growing deep
I see colors flash some
but you, your word, you keep

whatever did you fear?
the distance I could not hear?
I called to you with my quiet voice
so shy and afraid of my noise
It's not what you know
but on your face, it shows
I see you wear your smile in your eyes
release your colors from that disguise
let me hear your music from inside
growing in your heart
let me sing to your guitar.

I had my shadows creep
slowly up upon my life
hide me in dark deep
steal away my sunshine

watch you across the water
watch you where you stand
beyond that reservoir
where I can't reach your hand

whatever did you fear?
the distance I could not hear?
I called to you in my quiet voice
so shy and afraid of my noise
It's not what you know
but on your face, it shows
I see you wear your smile in your eyes
release your colors from that disguise
let me hear the music from inside
growing in your heart
let me sing to your guitar

watch you stand over there
watch you stand across the water
just hope that you can hear
watch you watch across the way
watch you dream each day

watch you across the water
watch you where you stand
beyond that reservoir
where i can't reach your hand

see the water rise
but now as it recedes
take this old canoe
made by solid reeds
come over to my side
play what I can't hear
you wear your smile in your eyes
oh, let me sing along, dear.