Aspirin

The last summer that I saw you At the BP with no cash You were burnt out like an aspirin And I was melting on your dash And this was years ago when Richmond Was way out on the astral plane But it was fine 'cause I could see there was a light up in the tunnel It's okay, you know I remember how you used to say When you finally go You're gonna find out who you'll miss the most Well, I guarantee you'll find it is not me It won't be any of the usual suspects, but whatever, man Soon enough you're gonna find out who I mean When you go, you get to finally meet the one who tortured you The one who hurt you worse than anyone, even me And I'm just sorry that I won't be There to tell you that I told you so But soon enough you'll leave, and then you'll see You're the old sneakers on the floor, the coat by the front door The ashtray by the milk crate in the yard And you're the dead fern in the hall, all the blanks in my recall The old Toyota van I sold for parts You were the house that they tore down It's now a vacant block of land The ache I try to shake when I drive by And you're the dog ear in the book I didn't even know you looked at And then other times, you're furthest from my mind Then I got something in the post, and there it is, your legal ghost And just goes to show, you know You're kinda hard to leave behind I don't wanna go out no more, just the thought makes me recoil It's like that feeling when unwanted guests Come banging on your door They're either too smart or too dumb Or they're too weak or they're too strong You said I'd be okay without you, yeah, you've been here all along You were the best time I remember, and I do 'cause life is dull It's like you're half the fucking neurons in my skull When you finally go, you're gonna find the only thing you needed Did exactly as it should and got you through You did not need nobody's help, just the idea of being helped Though at the time it wouldn't have felt like that was true And when you go you'll get to finally meet The one who tortured you The one that hurt you worse than everyone, even me But you'll be fine 'Cause you could always see a light up in the tunnel I got a feeling it'll happen soon to me But you'll be fine 'Cause you could always see a light up in the tunnel I got a feeling it'll happen soon to me But you'll be fine 'Cause you could always see a light up in the tunnel I got a feeling it'll happen soon to me But you'll be fine 'Cause you could always see a light up in the tunnel I got a feeling it'll happen soon