Population Minus One

What the heck was I thinkin'

Comin' and livin' in this concrete canyon?

Tryin' to swim upstream in a river of vacant eyed people

Where they all goin' so fast?

And what in the world could be so important?

Man, I miss mama

Wonder what she's doin'

Probably lookin' out the kitchen window

At the green grass and that clear sky

And daddy's probably sneakin' up behind her

Puttin' his arms around her waist

Restin' that head on her shoulder

Tellin' her how much he loves her

And that's what I oughta be doin' with you right now

Find it hard to breathe

Without you next to me

Gonna leave this phone hangin', I'm gone

Before the sun goes down

Gonna ditch this town

Population minus one

Oh yeah, I know what I was thinkin'

I wasn't

I came this close to makin' the biggest mistake of my life

Is that a train I hear in the background?

You're on the porch, aren't ya?

Got your head restin' on that pillow on the swing

Your bare feet propped up on those chain links

Your toenails painted all cotton candy pink

Aw man, let's see

Smog or the smell of summer in your hair?

I'm outta here

Find it hard to breathe

Without you next to me

Gonna leave this phone hangin', I'm gone

Before the sun goes down

Gonna ditch this town

Population minus one

Baby, I can't tell you how good it felt

Rollin' back into this little map dot

Seein' those sugar maple's shadin' Main Street

And I never noticed it before

But I smiled when I saw those post-game celebration beer bottle dents

In that deer crossing sign

You know, a few of those were ours

Kiss me (No, you kiss me)

Feels so good to breathe

With you here next to me

In your arms, it feels like home

Gonna watch the sun go down

I need you more than I need that town

Population minus one

Watchin' that sunset

Your hand in mine

Just look at you and me

Right where we need to be