Hey brother   get yourself together   Don't you wait      Can't you see    I'm waiting in the shadows    to take your place      There is a chance    that I'd keep trying   to tell you the truth,    would end up lying to you      CHORUS   You said you were late   and I planned my escape   Such a happy thing   just another one of my mistakes   So you held your breathe   and you cursed the west   said you had no choice   You're moving back east where men are men      Your mother   never found a reason   to hesitate      Now your waiting   For a warmer welcome   in coldest days      CHORUS      Love's got no border   why don't you feel free   to cross my state line   and bring yourself to me?      It's a hell of a struggle   Been grounded for years   Words that I use up to    oh for lonely ears      CHORUS