This dirty mattress A loss for time And thinking of when Our bodies intertwined And writing songs As I watch the sun decline To a smokey room that's shaken from the subway line. 'Cause you're the star that guides me When the sky is black And I'll have a lot more to say when I get back From the coast From the coast. And I'll be thinkin' About you And how the kiss that's on your lips is over due. Before I sleep Before I dream Before you give me what I need Before I slip back into how we used to be. 'Cause you're the star that guides me When the sky is black And I'll have a lot more to say when I get back From the coast From the coast From the coast From the coast. Before I sleep Before I dream Before you give me what I need Oh! I hope before you act That you'll wait 'til I get back From the coast From the coast From the coast. Before I sleep Before you give me what I need Before I slip back into how we used to be From the coast From the coast From the coast.