Chalk

How many miles till El Paso?

You'll see me when I get home

Out of smoke-filled rooms playing Devo

Twenty-three months of flattery

With moments that could fill galleries

Imagine none of that mattering

You knew the ending before I could even guess

'Cause what I wanted was so much more than I would ever get

Believed it was something that it wasn't

Oh does it make you sick to your stomach?

Or do you chalk it up to nothing?

These walls can talk

They told me they've seen enough

Have in one's hand, the weight of it all

Slow to rise, quick to fall

So much lost, mostly my pride

I waited so long for you to say it felt right

It brought me to a breaking point

I have lost all my poise

You knew the ending before I could even guess

'Cause what I wanted was so much more than I would ever get

Believed it was something that it wasn't

Oh does it make you sick to your stomach?

Or do you chalk it up to nothing?

I'm making this my end-all be-all

'Cause when did we decide to withdraw?

At least you taught me something that is worth it

He who hesitates gets deserted

You knew the ending before I could even guess

'Cause what I wanted was so much more than I would ever get

Believed it was something that it wasn't

Oh does it make you sick to your stomach?

Or do you chalk it up to nothing?

These walls can talk

They told me they've seen enough

"This is a crisis averted"

I guess we were never aligned

Something tense every night

He who hesitates gets deserted