FAUX HARDWOOD FLOORS, FRESH YELLOW PAINT
CURVE LEFT AND RIGHT TO LEAD THE WAY
CLEAN SWIMMING POOL, HARDLY A LEAF
WHAT DOES THIS CITY HOLD FOR ME?
THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS FALL LIKE RAIN
AN AMBER LAGER NUMBS MY BRAIN
AND WE LAID CLOSE BENEATH THE SHEETS
BEFORE WE TREAD UPON THOSE STREETS
I SMOKED A THOUSAND CIGARETTES TRYING TO REMEMBER HOW WE MADE IT HOME FROM HERE THE LAST TIME WE LEFT
THOSE EMPTY THROATS, FAMOUS LAST WORDS
"NOTHING SPOKEN, NOTHING HEARD"
AND I JUST LOOKED DOWN AT MY SHOES
I NEED SOME NEW ONES, NEED SOME TRUTH
FIVE BLOCKS AWAY FROM ALL THOSE FACES
I DON'T NEED TO KNOW THEIR NAMES
AND WE JUST LAID THERE INNOCENT
BEFORE WE SAT OUT ON THAT TRIP
AND THREE FLOORS DOWN, THERE IS A STREET
THAT HOLDS NO COMFORT JUST THE MEMORIES OF LEAVING EVERYTHING
WHAT DOES THIS CITY HOLD FOR ME?
FOUR HOUR DRIVE, WE CAME BACK HOME
WITH HANGOVERS AND DIRTY CLOTHES
THESE WEEKENDS KILL WHAT LITTLE TIME
WE FEEL WE HAVE LEFT IN OUR MINDS
THESE METAPHORS AND SOUVENIRS
WILL HAUNT THE WALLS AND WASTED YEARS
AND I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER KNOW
JUST WHAT THAT CITY HAD IN STORE
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