Like ships in the night
You keep passing me by
Just wasting time
Trying to prove who's right

Like ships in the night letting cannonballs fly
Say what you mean and it turns to a fight
Fist fly from my mouth as it turns south
You're down the driveway
I'm on the couch
Chasing your dreams since the violent fifth grade
Trying to believe in your silent own way
Cause we'll be okay, I'm not going away
You watched at fourteen as it went down the drain
And pop's stayed the same and your mom's moved away
How many of our parents seem to make it anyway
We're just fumbling through the grey
Trying to find a heart that's not walking away

Turn the lights down low
Walk these halls alone
We can feel so far
From so close

Like ships in the night
You keep passing me by
Just wasting time
Trying to prove who's right
And if it all goes crashing into the sea
If it's just you and me
Trying to find a light
Like ships in the night

I'm at the airport waiting on the second plane
Had to pack and you had cramps
And I was late heading to a red carpet
They won't know my name
Riding in silence
All that we wanna say
About to board when you call on the phone
You say I'm sorry I'll be waiting at home
Feels like we're burning this out on our own
Trying to find a way
Down the road we don't know

Turn the lights down low
Walk these halls alone
We can feel so far
From so close

Like ships in the night
You keep passing me by
Just wasting time
Trying to prove who's right
And if it all goes crashing into the sea
If it's just you and me
Trying to find a light
Like ships in the night

I'm getting sea sick
I won't believe this
I thought that I could be everything that you needed
But maybe not
I've been crashing into these waves and rocks
Your silence speaks louder than words
And so we say good luck
Without saying a thing and it's making me think
Don't want to lose you
But I'm having trouble taking it in
My heart's beating five to the floor
Hard to absorb
I sail against the current
That's why I'm grasping these oars
I got to make it known
That you ain't alone
I'm in another boat
I'm just trying to stay afloat
And I don't want to be apart from you
Man it's too hard to do
I'm getting sick of arguing
When I want to give my heart to you
Just hold it close to yours
I really know I'm yours
I'm stepping out on my ship
And I hope to open yours
Now I don't want to drown in the sea
Because I know this isn't how it should be
We're like

Like ships in the night
You keep passing me by
Just wasting time
Trying to prove who's right
And if it all goes crashing into the sea
If it's just you and me
Trying to find a light
Like ships in the night
Passing me by
Passing me by
Like ships in the night