Iraqi Heart, American Sky

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You wake where the Tigris bends I wake beneath a different blue Your morning carries cardamom Mine starts by reaching out to you A little screen between our hands Still can't hold all that I feel But every word you send to me Makes two far countries feel real [Pre-Chorus] When the connection fades to black I say your name and wait Love doesn't measure miles like that It only knows to stay [Chorus] From Baghdad to the United States My heart keeps crossing every border Through every hour, every change of place I feel you pulling me closer If the night is long, I'll wait If the road is hard, I'll take it Iraqi heart, American sky One love, and we're gonna make it [Verse 2] You tell me stories over tea I tell you how the winter came You laugh and say the cold can't stay When I am calling out your name We trade our dreams in borrowed time And count the days we have to spend A suitcase waits beside my door For the day this distance ends [Pre-Chorus] When the connection fades to black I say your name and wait Love doesn't measure miles like that It only knows to stay [Chorus] From Baghdad to the United States My heart keeps crossing every border Through every hour, every change of place I feel you pulling me closer If the night is long, I'll wait If the road is hard, I'll take it Iraqi heart, American sky One love, and we're gonna make it [Bridge] One day I'll hear your footsteps Not through a speaker, not delayed You'll bring the sunrise in your eyes I'll bring the promises I made No map can tell us where we end No ocean gets the final say Two homes, one door, one table set And all these miles become yesterday [Final Chorus] From Baghdad to the United States My heart keeps crossing every border Through every hour, every change of place I feel you pulling me closer If the night is long, I'll wait If the road is hard, I'll take it Iraqi heart, American sky One love, and we're gonna make it [Outro] Iraqi heart, American sky Two distant homes, one reason why Wherever you are, wherever I am I’ll find my way to you again