The world hung cold in decaying stars when she kissed you behind parked cars Your black-eyed souls it had emptied into dreams
Grandpa died when you were five But words come late or don't arrive For a minute weren't you 17?
In debt to stitched men dressed like phonies Grandpa died betting on the ponies and nothing ever turns out like you thought
Like when planes had bombed the towers you sat there for an aweing hour I know-- pictures of a parking lot!
Sometimes you're sad and sometimes you're 20 Your mom works hard and you take her money Shadows dance with strangers in the dark
Nothing changes when you're 10 but You looked it up and it changed again You didn't think the truth would leave a mark
And it's not love but we'll pretend cause don't you know the truth can bend but in her eyes you see that it hurts a lot We'll pack it in a plastic bag Just don't look inside it'll make you sad I know-- pictures of a parking lot!
It's nothing like what they wanted for you but none of that matters, they should have told you in school Children eat the roses at the park
And now your locks get funny and they eat your keys cause nobody likes you when you're 23 Doesn't this place just break your heart?
Your heroes are dead and your daddy's a lair This city's not shinning, your city's on fire I know-- pictures of a parking lot! What were you hoping for?