Grey Eye Glances - Lost Coast lyrics

Early November north of San Francisco Driving fast to find you I feel familiar winds that usher in each evening heavy on the mountains Rest clouds left there since morning You always said "There's just no other place" A sign nailed to a redwood signifies arrival "welcome to the Lost Coast" My mind begins to wonder It was here we lost each other Shifting to a low gear As I start on down the mountain I know now Those were the times of my life 1989 was a dream in a dream We straddled the thin line between What it means or it seems to be Sure enough we left the world behind It reminds me now How precious and how delicate The hairpins come more frequent Each turn extending to the edge Without a barrier I feel my stomach sinking Whatever you've been thinking Nine years all but vanished Now it's nine miles to the ocean And shelter cove Where we found a night And now I see that night As a dream in a dream The fire flickered calming light Oh how perfect it seemed To be yours alone in such a distant place you faced me and you whispered "This is wonderful" Later on at the lighthouse We were warned we should be careful By waves that shot above us We were told there was a hurricane That came ashore each evening I still carry the picture That I took while you were sleeping Too hard to look Just then I see it again The ocean through the clouds Like a dream in a dream All the houses down in Shelter Cove How much smaller they seem Was I really wise to improvise And return to this scene 1989 just a dream in a dream I can only hope this Lost Coast can remember so I turn my car off I can almost feel you here