hamsterductaper

Bridge City Shootout

I couldn't stand on my own
for the brittleness bred in my bones.
She made it seem that I shone.
I was so sure
that in her
I'd finally found the zone.
My fox (comma) stone.

Finally a cake all my own.
Don't care if its a bit cold.
Cause the candles go out when they're blown.
But I wasted my wish
when I shared it with you
Cause you told.
I'd struck fake gold.

This is the one home I'd found.
The city where I scored my sound.
Honey, you know how I love this town
but to keep it from killing us both
let it burn to the ground.
Strike a match, man, I'm down.

Well I figure my case is airtight.
Justified, my divine right.
If I get my hands on her tonight
I might be man enough
I'd finally put out her lights.
But I brought a knife to a gun fight.
I brought a knife to a gun fight.

On the nights when you quiet her cries
she seems as fragile as glass
but she's got a heart full of lies.
She'll leave your guts in the grass
sure enough hand you your ass.

Now the feeling that's become a fixture
in my spine
since I decided to thicken my mixture
with black wine.
That maybe there ain't no stars in my picture
despite how you shine.
I can feel that I've fallen behind.
That the name on your tat won't be mine.

Baby, we're solid, I mean it
you've been a tight bro'
but nothing is certain
so how can you write what you know?
Its like the past has its hands 'round your throat
and it just won't let go.
Let me guess... you were born with a glow
and then punished for letting it show.

Trying to decipher our illnesses
hasn't been fun.
We've both been fighting our fevers so long
we don't know when we've won.
But, honey, nothing is certain
so how can I right what I've done?
Well I promise I'll bring a new sun.
A fountain of light.. I'm the one
and when that transformation is done
you will see ours has only begun...