Hours Outside in the Snow

I spent all of Christmas Eve fake angry at you for

Who knows what now or then

And you spoke so fast, I just sat back

Relaxed and took you all in

I spent all of Christmas Eve trying to get warmer

After standing outside for hours

Knowing at this point I'd be lucky to get any sleep

And I'll toss and turn until the early morning

Happily ignoring that my blue jeans didn't do

A fuckin' thing for me against this cold

Sober or not, I locked everything you sent me

'Cause what's better than seeing what I'm missing daily?

I guess what I'm trying to say is that

You might run, oh, but

I won't hide, shed an

Ounce of light on my

Half-hopeless life

Don't let me go back

And though I'd like to say more, I guess I'll just duck and cover

Almost praying that you trip over

The cluster of words I laid out before having to leave

But since you've taken the time to read so carefully everything I've ever sent

I guess I'll spend the next few lines hoping and wishing

Yet thanking appropriately

You might run, oh, but

I won't hide, shed an

Ounce of light on my

Half-hopeless life

You might run, oh, but

I won't hide, shed an

Ounce of light on my

Half-hopeless life

To Erin, please read later

'Cause I don't think I have the heart to let you read this now

But if I had the heart, oh, you know that I'd know better

This isn't how you say aloud, oh, say aloud

To Erin, please read later

You might run, oh, but I won't hide, shed an

'Cause I don't think I have the heart to let you read this now

Ounce of light on my half-hopeless life

But if I had the heart, oh, you know that I'd know better

You might run, oh, but I won't hide, shed an

This isn't how you say aloud, oh, say aloud

Ounce of light on my half-hopeless life

"Hey, it's Erin, I'm not here, but leave me a message and I'll call you back, bye"

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