Sara Bareilles - Islands lyrics

Waiting for the bus stop
Waiting for the concrete black
Top to settle down
Long enough for me to get off
And get a little ground
I'm ready for the sea change
Helpless felt this coming from a mile away
And now you're looking at me babe
And how we'll separate if we can
Cause, I still count on one hand the
Number of good men I know

It's like I'm standing on the edge
With just a telephone wire
Trying to get to you first to
Say the world's on fire
Holding my breath until I know you're alright
Because the water will only rise
When will you realize

You must become an island
You must become an island
You must become an island
And see for yourself that that's what I am

You always dirty up the windows
If you keep 'em at bay that way no
One's gonna surprise you by getting too close
Anybody but me though
You've made exceptions to your rules
And now we're staring down truth neither
One of us wants to know

It's like I'm standing on the edge
With just a telephone wire
Trying to get to you first to
Say the world's on fire
Holding my breath until I know you're alright
Because the water will only rise
When will you realize

You must become an island
You must become an island
You must become an island
And see for yourself the horizon
Is all we have
And see for yourself the horizon
Is all we have

Holding my breath until I know you’re alright
Because the water will only rise