That Was Before Portland

i was moved by your willingness to give our life all your best

so stand beside me in the pouring rain 

never break down when we went on the run

when the senses numbed and my well ran dry you took my hand

you gave me cause 

that was before Portland 

when the engines failed 

and the big winds came

before Portland 

and another me found another you 

before Portland 

it was a cotton candy world 

we danced in moonlight 

in a sepia toned dream we ebbed and flowed

slightly less than heaven in a whirlpool of emotion

we caught the brass ring of tomorrow 

that was before Portland 

when the engines failed 

and the big winds came

before Portland 

and another me found another you 

before Portland 

you can hold onto dream until tomorrow

but you can't keep tomorrow from becoming yesterday 

someday

any day

after Portland 

that was before Portland 

when the engines failed 

and the big winds came

before Portland 

and another me found another you 

before Portland