Dog in the Cold

I watched a fallin' star outside Fort Worth

Thought of hitchin' a ride to the edge of the Earth

Anywhere but here would suit me just fine

No snakes around my ankles, no nails in my bite

I wonder when did I stop lookin' for chances

Scratchin' at my nose like it's got the answers

There once a tough gal beatin' in this chest

She threw in the towel, and she left me for dead

I'm clawin' at the door like a dog in the cold

Except the chills inside, and it's the worst that I've known

My feet are scarred up by the eggshells

Blanketin' the floor of this second-hand Hell

I hear of covey of quail whistlin' in my ears

Can't count the years since they've been around here

Do I reach for the gun or watch 'em pass by?

Let a good thing die and let the bird-shot fly

That Leon river snakin' through my mind

Reminds me of us and the passage of time

How every time we come up for air

Somethin' pulls us down and drags us right back here

Clawin' at the door like dogs in the cold

Except the chills inside, and it's the worst that we've known

Our feet are scarred up by the eggshells

Blanketin' the floor of this second-hand Hell

All these pointless recollections

Desperately clingin' to the past

Time to find a new direction

'Cause that girl was never meant to last

I laid some white roses on my grave today

Said goodbye to the girl with a smilin' face

Hello hardened heart of mine

Hope you can keep me safe this time