Dear Life

CLIMBING AGAIN THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE FENCE OF THE BACKYARD OF YOUR HOSPITAL BEDROOM

WAIT IN THE GRASS FOR ME I FOUND A NEW PLACE TO HIDE YOU

KICK OF YOUR SHOES I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU

IT’LL TAKE YOUR MIND OFF OF THOSE SUMMERTIME BLUES

WE CAN STAY HERE UNTIL THE SUN FOLLOWS THE MOON

ENOUGH TIME TO BRING BACK THE COLD WEATHER AND FLUES

THAT KEPT YOU AND I IN A FROZEN COCOON ALL ALONE

WELL YOU WERE THE FIRST TO BREAK OUT OF IT WORST MISTAKE

I EVER MADE WAS TO STAY IN THERE AND TRY TO TAKE

MY TIME WHILE YOU GREW A LITTLE BIT FASTER

AND I GREW A LITTLE CLOSER TO DISASTER

AND WHAT A CATASTROPHE ATROPHIED APATHY

HAPPINESS HAPPENING AT ME NOT IN ME

THE SAPPIEST SONG IN THE WORLD IS BEGINNING TO SOUND

LIKE A GOOD ONE TO ME

AND IT’S ALL COMING BACK TO ME MEMORY FACTORY IS

MANUFACTURING AGONY WITH AN

UNCANNY ACCURACY LIKE THE ACTORS WE SEE ON THE TV

AND NOW ALL I CAN DO IS JUST TALK IN ANALOGIES

MY APOLOGIES ALWAYS IN SIMILES

AND YOU FALL FOR ME IF I COULD MAKE YOU BELIEVE

A SINGLE WORD THAT I SAID

BUT I FIT INTO YOU LIKE WE WERE SPLIT IN TWO

AND WE FOUND OUR BACK TO EACH OTHER AND DO WHAT WE CAN

TO GLUE OURSELVES TOGETHER BUT YOU

FILLED THE HOLE WHERE I LIVED IN YOUR HEAD

OH AND I AM GOING TO TRY FIND A NEW PLACE TO HIDE INSIDE OF YOU

WOAH THAT YOU CAN’T FIND IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND NO MATTER

HOW MANY TIMES THAT YOU TRY TO

AND SOMETHING I FOUND IN THE BACK OF MY MIND I LET

SLIP AWAY WHEN I WENT BACK THERE TO FIND

WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT LEARNING TO PLAN TO FORGET

ALL THE SLEEPWALKING PEOPLE THAT I NEVER MET

AND SOMETHING I FOUND IN THE BACK OF MY CAR

BROUGHT ME BACK TO WHEN WE KNEW HOW TO BE WHERE WE ARE WITHOUT

BLOOD ON OUR SHIRTS AND BILLS IN OUR POCKETS

THE THINGS WE’VE FORGOTTEN TURNED ROTTEN WE LOST IT

AND I’M SLEEPING IN A COFFIN TILL YOU COME A KNOCKIN’ A GIVE ME SOMETHING TO EAT

BUT THE ROOM STARTS SPINNING EVERY TIME I’M BEGINNING TO TRY TO GET BACK ON MY FEET

AND YOU’RE LOSING YOUR COLOR GETTING DULLER THAN THE SNOW IN THE DIRT ON THE STREET

BUT OOH WINTERS OVER IT’S TIME TO GET SOBER AND WORK IN THE UNBEARABLE HEAT WITH ME

OH YEAH