A duffel bag and a handshake A summer spent painting houses by the lake Screaming loud, using God's name Looking back for someone who felt the same I always knew your name It never stayed the same Back home on the dry plane Through the wires I can see red letters fade I don't care what the books say We'll wait 'till we see the light of day I don't care about the odds, We're better than that And I swear this is permanent But the train's too damn expensive And the water's never been this cold In this long line I'm finding out They draw these lines on maps And we do just as we're told In these long lines And I'm the only one without Your blood was never blue like mine Or my family tree I tried so hard to hide Never a drop with me, but you looked so good with those Sweet leaves burning between your lips At your house down by the border We pretend there's a reason left to stay But I could never see myself in this bed With so much to pay I see your face on the glowing screen and I swear It's the best that you'll ever get from me Wrap yourself up in those new arms And I'll start running free But the drinks are too damn expensive And the air has never been this cold In this long line I'm growing old And the leaves still make me choke But they make the voices go It's been a long time And I'm still the only one without

Alex I apologize for the things I'm going to do tonight Must have been the bottle that we shared out in the cold moonlight I've been waiting so long... I'm not trying to start a fight, We all just want to know that we were right We just want to make it home Before those flashing lights I've been waiting too long... Every step I take is another step in to a waiting room And when I reach the end I'll wonder why Ocean City's sleeping As we walk from door to door When your family wakes up I'll be passed out on your floor When I arrived I was bloody, broke and sore But tomorrow I'll be coming back for more So with knuckles bruised and a stupid grin I'll hit the floor again Wake up in a pile of melted ice Let another day begin Couple cups of coffee and we'll head down to the beach And maybe I can put these fucking demons all to sleep

Look at those eyes in the bedroom By the closet when you turn the lights off I can never tell what they're saying But they tear the walls down You told me you could see them So I held my hand out Pull me up to the rooftop I want to see what brings you down And all these fake vibrations Won't help me understand So I'll keep checking these books And holding my hand out Red and black skin Black and blue I'll let you in Look at those dogs in the kitchen The commitment and the water on the floor I can still see your grey sweatpants With the bloodstains in my door I won't let my fingers do the talking anymore Pull me out to the West, I want to see what brings you down This town, these skies, This winter can't provide This heat inside Your window full of flies Coffee cups and shells Aren't enough to hold your purple eyes Your disguise I can still see those eyes On my ceiling and my floor I can feel them watching As I sit outside my door Disconnected and affected, I'm infected to the core When you're off without your friends I want to see what brings you down So maybe I'll see you down South You know I'll always be around