A Little Peace and Quiet is All I Want Lyrics

Every time you drift away, the highway hum fades low

A pale sun bleeds through the blinds, where your ghost used to go

I trace the empty space you left, on the faded motel bed

A cigarette burns slow, whispers secrets you never said

And though you whisper"love" like a worn-out lullaby

The repetition echoes like a hollow alibi

Maybe you should learn to keep the demons locked inside

'Cause when I strike a match, honey, there's nowhere left to hide

So don't you bother with your sweet, saccharine pleas

Don't you bother with those honey-coated decrees

Just a little silence, baby, is all I crave from these

Whispering winds

I've weathered storms and scars now paint my skin

They call me broken, but the fire still burns within

So lay your weary head, my winter king, on frozen ground

Beneath the pale moonlight, where no other soul is found

Baby when you leave this town, find solace in your sleep

I know you'll haunt the dreams you keep, the promises you couldn't keep

'Cause nothing else will fill the void, the emptiness you knew

And darling, my sharp tongue, it only speaks the truth

So don't you bother with your sweet, saccharine pleas

Don't you bother with those honey-coated decrees

Just a little silence, baby, is all I crave from these

Whispering winds.