When the Smoke Clears Songtext
von Christian Williams

I open my eyes,
And then I look up as I tilt back this bottle of sun-baked rotgut.
And my clothes are still wet from the dew on the
Grass, but here at the bottom we don′t give a damn.
The wood is still burning from yesterday's fire,
Our home turned to ashes on a funeral pyre because I lit the match
And I watched the flame as I tried to erase my mind of your name but
I still see your face in the clouds,
And I still smell your hair in the flowers,
And I still hear your voice in the sounds at
Night, and all I can do is lay here and cry.
Now I close my eyes and dream about us,
How I felt when I knew it was you that I loved.


How I always struggled with words hard to find,
How you smiled, held my hand and told me to be quiet.
And I realize what I need to lose is the fear of a future alone
Without you so I pick up the bottle and shatter the glass that made
Me believe you belonged in my past and I still see your face in
Clouds, and I still smell your hair in the flowers,
And I still hear your voice in the sounds at
Night, and I know that you′ll always be by my side.
Still see your face in clouds,
And I still smell your hair in the flowers,
And I still hear your voice in the sounds at
Night, and I know that you'll always be by my side.
Be by my side.