I wish that I could spread my arms so wide   That I could wrap them around everyone I've ever known and loved   Protect them from the crashing waves   The storms that will take us all one at a time   The unheard goodbyes taht we are never ready to whisper   Turning once strong men into lost little boys   Standing well dressed staring into six-foot holes      Sick of this chill every time the phone rings too early or too late   The what-if silences that linger in between   Why can't I build a raft strong enough   To carry us through the clouds, the flames   Or any of that shit that I don't believe in   I would do anything not to have to squeeze another trembling body   Who was not ready to face life's end   Tired of sitting slumped in the corner trying not to come apart   As the lines stretch around the building      Why does only death show us how much we truly mean to each other   The beautiful things that we're not ready to lose or have yet to try   Knowledge does not come in books it comes in caskets   I don't wanna see how brave we can be anymore   I've seen the strength it takes to get past and move on   And would trade it all away to know how to keep you here forever   Maybe I've grown too old   Missed out on the glamour and the glory   Just can't see past the tears and the pain   Oh please don't bury me in the rain