Escape

Mama always said Jesus was her husband, and the only thing she needs She'd turn up Billy Graham so loud that I couldn't sleep And my Daddy always smelled like smoke But I was 16 before I knew what kind When my older Sister was in college, She met a piece of shit named Phil She didn't know that heroin always starts with pills And my Brother thinks he's better Cause his kryptonite comes in a 12 pack Everybody's got a place where all their money goes Everybody's got a high that sweetens up the lows Getting out of bed is hard if you don't have a reason Everybody needs an escape And mine was leaving I always thought it sounded nice to be proud of your hometown But mine was never quite the kind you write country songs about And I heard apples don't fall far from family trees, So I taught myself to fly Everybody's got a place where all their money goes Everybody's got a high that sweetens up the lows Getting out of bed is hard if you don't have a reason Everybody needs an escape And mine was leaving When I met you, I hadn't really eaten in three days I'm sure I was hungry but it was love I really craved You told me that you saved me, and I thanked God you came and helped But you were just another way of hurting myself Everybody's got a star where all their wishes go And if those stars ain't lucky, then you've gotta hang your own Getting out of bed is hard if you don't have a reason Everybody needs an escape And mine was leaving Everybody needs an escape