Counting Sunsets

(Verse 1)

Since July sixteen, the sky’s been keeping score,

Each fading gold reminds me what I’m waiting for.

Two hundred nights, the same horizon’s glow,

I whisper to the dusk, but it never lets you know.

(Pre-Chorus)

Every sunset bleeds your name across the air,

The world keeps turning, but you’re not there.

(Chorus)

I’m counting sunsets ‘til you’re back again,

From summer’s breath to the chill of rain.

Each one a promise, each one a pain,

I’m counting sunsets — and I’ll count again.

(Verse 2)

The nights grow longer, the stars all start to lean,

Toward March’s dawn — where you might’ve been.

My heart’s a calendar, marking every hue,

The sun goes down, but it falls for you.

(Bridge)

Two hundred dreams across the fading light,

I trace your shadow through the night.

If love’s a wait, then I’ll be still,

Till the sun and you return at will.

(Final Chorus)

I’m counting sunsets, ‘til our skies align,

From July’s warmth to March’s sign.

The sun will rise, and so will we —

When you come back to me.