Northern Town

I grew up without knowing what I’d amount to

In the southern part of a northern town

And I gave up trying to find the parts

To hold myself together now

Already nervous when you called

This fumbling silence so crowded with vines on the walls

This sinking in through the sidewalk cracks says it all

Over my shoulder it ain’t getting any closer

It ain’t worth all my worrying

It’s a curse of getting older

Let’s get lost, let’s get out

Let’s drive forever with the windows down

It’s out of my hands

It’s out of my heart

What’s left to wonder when you’re worlds apart

Let’s give it up to second chances

Let’s live like we’ve never had the answers

Walking backwards all the time just to see what I’ve left behind

We stay up late building up fires in our minds

All my friends are four leaf clovers

And they all said hey just come over

Let’s get lost, let’s get out

Let’s drive forever with the windows down

It’s out of my hands

It’s out of my heart

What’s left to wonder when you’re worlds apart

Let’s give it up to second chances

Let’s live like we’ve never had the answers

I’m just an old typewriter

I’m just a sad failed actor

Counting down on my fingers

Until I can’t remember

The last thing you told me

We’d both be dead and lonely

There was a time our sense burned

Now that time is over