I live on caffeine, Camu Eagles and Airplanes I decorate my lies with butterflies That glimmer in the shimmering rain They say you can't lose 'em all
She doesn't know me by name But I know everything about her She likes to work in her rose garden And vacation in New Hampshire She gets him every holiday
This ain't as hard as I thought it would be It's harder It's just the sound of nobody but me For starters I didn't know, I didn't know it all Didn't
Now and then I confess you cross my mind Now and then I guess I have a little too much time I've changed my way of thinking I've tried hard to separate
Stares all night at the plaster peeling Off of the shadows she painted on the ceiling Trying to find some philosophical meaning to life But the truth
Up all night, thinkin' 'bout the day You pull me close then you push me away You could keep pretending you got everything you need But I don't give up
I put away the groceries And I take my daily bread I dream of your arms around me As I tuck the kids in bed I don't know what you're doin' And I don'
The sun kisses the windows I'll and I am still on my second cup of pity me It's been a long night chasing ghosts but at the most It's been a rude awakening
You've got the bucket, baby I got the chicken You've got the Smith and a Wesson and I got the ammunition Maybe we could shoot the town or sit around finger
I wish you lived on the corner where I live So I could look at you all the day long Lickety lip got me flippin' my lid, yeah Nibblin' my thumb 'cause
You and I, we started out I thought that we were cool You took the time, you read my mind There's nothin' you wouldn't do, yeah I give, you take I got
Ever been misunderstood, misused, or misled Ever knocked on the sky and had it fall on your head Well don't worry 'bout it, don't worry Ever lost your
God only knows how I've needed a friend Who can see through the boldness and pride Someone strong enough to put my faith in Someone willing to let me
When I said I love you, baby You said knock on wood I'm afraid I knocked harder Than I probably should Those mockingbird words got away from me Wish I
Passenger side, I slide on in Vinyl seats soft from the heat of the sun Chewin' on a Slim Jim, can't stop thinkin' 'bout him Yeah, yeah, yeah, he's the
He's a young man In his golden years His hair of black now quickly fades to gray The limp as he walks is his only souvenir From those purple-hearted war
Ruby's got a government that rules inside her head A third eye, a crystal ball, her mama always said It would guide her If she kept it inside her The
Look at me, I'm gorgeous in my housecoat With my coffee cup I bend to get the paper Every neighbor's tryin' to check me out Look at me, I'm lovely As