Lyrics

Waiting all day into the dark
Reading between your crooked lines
Listening for lies dressed up as truth
Tell me honestly, how does it feel for you?

So long chasing tomorrow’s illusions
Trying to find what was never there
Now I can see what’s real in me
My smile, my style, finally free

I was standing in your shadow
Trying to be what you allowed
But the higher that you floated
The more I wanted solid ground

You pulled me back now
Down from your cloud
I found my way back
I’m standing proud

Down from your cloud
Watch me smile now
You pulled me back
I’ve got it all back now
You say we’re meant to be together
Words that talk but don’t say why
Every change comes with promises
Every truth just passes by

You say it’s time to come around
To see what this is all about
I’m done believing half-way hearts
That love you only when it’s loud

I was reaching for your high line
While my feet were on the ground
Every time you looked right through me
I was screaming without sound

You pulled me back now
Down from your cloud
I found my way back
I’m standing proud

Down from your cloud
Watch me smile now
You pulled me back
I’ve got it all back now

Time to take your road and run
I’ll take mine into the light
Goodbye’s hard but it’s the truth
Loving me means leaving you

I hope you find what you were chasing
I found myself when you were fading

You pulled me back now
Down from your cloud
I found my way back
I’m screaming out loud

Down from your cloud
Watch me rise now
You pulled me back
I’ve got it all back now

Down from your cloud…
Yes, I’m standing now

© 2026 Words and Music by William Fred Thompson