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 the light Like ships in the night letting cannonballs fly Say what you mean and it turns to a fight Fists 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 Like 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 gray 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 the light Like ships in the night You're passing me by You're passing me by Like ships in the night I'm at the airport waiting on a second plane Had to pack and you had cramps And I was late, headed 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 learning 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 the light Like ships in the night You're passing me by You're passing me by Like ships in the night And I'm gonna find my way Back to your side And I'm gonna find my way Back to your side 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 the light Like ships in the night You're passing me by You're passing me by Like ships in the night