I remember a rooftop making out downstairs the coppers screamed so loud I waited so long for that night Then I just turned away
And I know every street on the West Side But I was lost, unfound, not right Maybe there's something wrong inside
Now I've got no where to go, my engine's all that I've got I'm so sorry for so many things, that I haven't said yet This is the waiting room I spend my whole life in They gave me a thousand hands so I could count my sins If I'm lucky, maybe I'll finish before the roof caves in
I lost my life on the first try You found it miles down the line A swollen face with three first names You kiss the taste back in my tongue You suck the smoke out of my lungs And then we slept for days and days, and days When we woke up, my heart had choked up Had to say I love you way too soon But right there on your couch you loved me too Right there on your couch you loved me too
Nineteen and sober once or twice I caught some junkie's bad advice Up to my eyes in others problems Couldn't see I'd never solve them
Am I only skin and bone and piss and pills unknown? I took my lousy shot at public recognition Could never pull the trigger if I wasn't shaking
I lost my life on the first try You found it miles down the line A swollen face with three first names You kiss the taste back in my tongue You suck the smoke out of my lungs And then we slept for days and days, and days When we woke up, my heart had choked up Had to say I love you way too soon But right there on your couch you loved me too Right there on your couch you loved me too