6 a.m., day after Christmas I throw some clothes on in the dark The smell of cold Car seat is freezing The world is sleeping I am numb
Up the stairs to her apartment She is balled up on the couch Her mom and dad went down to Charlotte They're not home to find us out And we drive Now that I have found someone I'm feeling more alone Than I ever have before
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
They call her name at 7:30 I pace around the parking lot Then I walk down to buy her flowers And sell some gifts that I got Can't you see It's not me you're dying for Now she's feeling more alone Than she ever has before
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
As weeks went by It showed that she was not fine They told me, \"Son, it's time to tell the truth\" And she broke down, and I broke down 'Cause I was tired of lying
Driving back to her apartment For the moment we're alone But she's alone And I'm alone And now I know it
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly