Milemarking

(album: Resignation Day - 2008)

I've chased this blue moon down all night
Have I been gaining any ground?
Your picture's stapled to my dash
I'm done killing time in gray ghost towns
I'm heading south in search of life
The blinding turns, the twisting knives
Now I'm just driving straight on

I'll scrape the freezing rain off this window pane
A couple states from sane, eyes aching, drift awaken
Until the ice bleeds blue, until the green shoots through
Until I get to you, I'll brace for your screen door

Gravity struck, I rolled downhill
Seen depths I've never seen before
It's hard to warm against concrete
You can't wrap your arms around a floor
So now I beat a fast retreat back to SLP and your street
Can you just hold on?

Living reckless and naive
It's always so easy to leave but then it's hard to get back
I closed my eyes and I looked at you
Counted up all of my mistakes
Choked some more muddy coffee back
And did my best just to stay awake

If I could just stay awake
Don't know why I left you