Your house fell apart As you watched from afar You were sure that it was her father's car Pulling out of the lot A little fast In that moment, you knew It would always fall through She'd never let herself be held on to At least not by you So you laugh Like it all was just a big dumb joke That no one was in on And you think of all the times you wrote Her name on your hand Your head's in the sand So you go for a walk Just a couple of blocks And you strain to pull all the strings apart But they're caught in a knot In the pit of your stomach Oh, the echo, he knew 'It's too good to be true' 'What's your deal, kid? Why don't you get a clue?' 'There's no place here for you' 'And your fistful of lovebirds' Just continue down that one way road And don't you dare turn to watch her go Keep your eyes locked and your head hung low If you want to keep safe what's left of your faith Find a nice spot to put your shoes One that's pure and easily amused Focus in and let it choose The make of your days, get your head back in place No, it's not saving face, call it saving a space

Thought I could figure you out I figured with some prodding and the time allotting You'd open up But I got caught up in your lies Don't you know they'll surprise you When you are the most vulnerable While you feel that nothing ever changes It's all arranging in a way you won't notice Till one day It's too bad you never had the patience With every invasion of your space You fall back into place Oh, you got another out to cop Every time you find you're under watch But it's always someone else's fault, isn't it? Why do everything in spite? Start a fight when you feel like There aren't enough bright eyes upon you It really only comes off as Desperate and half-assed You wonder why we're so fast to assume It's all a clever facade A plot so slightly off You're afraid you'll get caught and start to worry But a handshake can never steal your thoughts Don't you fret, they all will rot Nicely once you've bought the jury Do you ever wish it would stop When you find you have hit the top But it's always someone else's fault, isn't it

She stood there with two others I think one was her brother, but I can't say for sure As we came into her view I watched as her eyes moved to my eyes from the floor Her face, lit in the dim light Was freckled and quite striking, I thought I waited for a slight smile Or perhaps an acknowledging nod Instead, I just felt a bit unnerved Like she was sizing me up with every step I walked Still, I couldn't shake the words Resounding loud in my head: 'You could be what you're not' I strolled right past without a glance And in my right ear I heard her quickly chant A simple phrase: 'I like your shoes' But I didn't know she'd meant me till I'd moved Outside, the smoke pouring out my mouth Made me grin, I found out I felt strong for the first Time in quite a long while Her company in that aisle made me twinge and burn She came out with a big bag Of Hershey Kisses and a music mag Our eyes met again but now she smiled And I felt like I could run a thousand miles I shivered as they walked away Her purse jumped up and down quick, it was made To look like an electric guitar I turned around and got into the car She was there with two others I think one was her brother, he acted like he was I tried my best to run back into Her before they went to wherever, but that wasn't Gonna happen, evidently I laughed and knew she'd sent me back in time Cos for once I felt like I had been Whoever I'd have been if I'd been fine

The city boy had enough of the lights He wanted to go somewhere where he could lay in the dark at night And shoot his thoughts straight out into the emptiness And keep firing till there's nothing left He packed his things and left his father a note 'I'm sorry to leave, but I'm a whale, I don't fit in this goldfish bowl I'm headed out West where I can throw up the reigns And break free of these social restraints Can't you see that this dead city hates me' For the country girl, it was a hard-knock life Things just hadn't been the same since that night her papa died Her mama fell ill with the typhoid fever Her fucking coward of a brother chose to leave them He said he couldn't do a thing, they didn't need him But they needed him then and they needed him now These two tired burnt-out women in this tired burnt-out house Her mama couldn't work no more, it was up to the girl So she got a job checking bags at the corner store But it just couldn't support what they paid for You lie at night and say you're okay alone But take a look around, you can't say this house is a home There's something missing, you strain to listen To a faint voice on the telephone That can't keep you awake The city boy pulled into the lot He shaded his eyes with his hand, pulled a smoke from the back he'd bought At the gas station, he came in slowly Taking time to absorb all the lonely Country people walking around in the shop She stood out from all of the rest Standing over by a big white sign that read, 'We serve only the best' He found himself in love and walking over To the spot where she was all alone And when her eyes met his eyes, he told her 'I'm a city boy, I got a brand new car' The country girl told him, 'Boy, you don't know you are' The boy shot back, 'Well, I know who I want to be And I know who I want to be with, that's you' The country girl, she didn't know what to say She looked him dead in the eye, how she could always get her way The boy stared back and she could see he wasn't fooling 'I'm a man, and this man wants you' And she ran back to her mama's soothing 'I haven't been with a boy in a long, long time I'm afraid, it ain't something I'm accustomed to' 'Honey pie, he's got the money, that you've got to keep in mind Oh you gotta go, you gotta take your chances He's a man and a man needs answers You know his hands hold the plans of your time' So, the country girl, she marched right back down To the city boy standing there with his two feet on the ground The girl said, 'Boy, I'll come with you, but That don't mean I'll be with you What I say right now is only the truth' So, the boy said, 'Girl, you just wait and see I know in no time at all you'll be falling hard for me' He took her by the hand and they walked down the sidewalk Their shoes smudged faded drawings of white chalk And the girl let herself open and talk For the first time in her whole life He made her forget all the pain, all the awful sleepless nights They crossed the street as the cars screamed past One came on a little too fast And through the air like a stone they were cast Killed two birds, one stone Never would have gone anywhere Better to leave it alone Killed two birds, one stone Drop what you're doing and pick up the phone Killed two birds, one stone Killed two birds, one stone The paramedics did their best but they'd gone Before their bodies were cold Killed two birds, one stone

No one's ever going, I'm gonna keep it overflowing, you'll go no No one's ever going, I'm gonna keep it overflowing, go no No one's ever going, I'm gonna keep it overflowing, saying no no no No one's ever going, I'm gonna keep it overflowing, go no So we say what we want to say And I'll go where I want to go And we'll say what I want to say And we'll go where I want to go We'll say what I want to say And we'll go go go where I want to go And we'll say what I want to say Aww Yes, I see that you're frightened That don't explain why you're crying Yes, I see that you're frightened Yes, I see that you're frightened But I don't understand why you're crying I only want to see how you're crying Taking a look back I'm not gonna act like I'm okay But I will kiss you anyway Taking a look back You don't gotta explain why you're okay But I'll look back anyway Oh and here we go with all the people overflowing saying no Oh and here we go and the people overflowing saying no Oh and here we go with all the people overflowing saying no no no Oh and here we go with all the people overflowing saying no So we'll say what I want to say And we'll go where I want to go And we'll say what I want to say And we'll go where I want to go Sing with me now

Snow-white hands slide Along the banister And Mama sleeping upstairs Slow, nice, and fine Drown the fan out, her Whistles and growls, oh whistles and growls Just pushing around the air Fork, plate, rain date Brother-brother tie Holding big hand, the bus-stop School fight, hit right, stark white Bottles, caught inside Pocket lunch, bag of boxtops Cool, cool, cool She a mountain Cool, cool, cool She a mountain of covers

Dig winter holes Dogs out in the snow Dream of better things Children flutter wings

I been looking for a way out of This maze for quite some time Ever since you told me to shut my mouth I only speak my mind And when I find myself alone and grey With only the rainclouds for company Even then I never know what to say So I don't say a thing

I'm not used to coming through More accustomed to a falling out I'm trying hard now as I can for you Not to trip up on some stupid doubt You got your hopes set up way up high Way on up there where the air is thin Limit's supposed to be the sky I'm trying not to let you down again It's starting to come to me I didn't know about, I hadn't figured it out But it's starting to come to me now A little bit too late I can't see anything you've done Any reason for the trouble you've got You haven't hurt anyone Compared to most, I'd say that's saying quite a lot I can't help you when you're sad That's a constant source of pain to me Because I want to really bad Though you make it seem like nothing