"texas is the reason"
my jaw is only clenched on one side and I think I'll always be alone
wearing carpet indentations into the length of my home.
the solemn truth of getting older
as it stays hot into October
and the iron in my blood is rusting away.
sometime I'll get more trusting
and sometime won't be today
everything is gonna be okay
everything has got to be okay
everything is gonna be okay
today.
my life is like a paper garland
of corkboard confessionals and downtuned dreams
and everything I'm afraid of has finally caught up to me.
and nothing else could ever hurt me
and nothing else will ever catch up anymore.
it's pointless to talk with nothing to say
my newsboy aspirations have no headlines,
no headlines for you today.
my newsboy heart has nothing to say,
extra, extra, you'll hear all about it
today.
the hailstorm pummels the skylight
sounding like the repetitive drums that form the spine
of your favourite long-playing record.
I should really stop myself
and duct-tape my mouth before I fall
in love for the first time again.
baby bird,
you'll never fly if you never try
you'll never fly if you never try
you'll never fly if you never try
you'll never fly
if you never try
again.