THE WEEKEND WAS A DISASTER
ALL OUR DREAMS BEGAN
TO COME LOOSE BEHIND HARD SHUT EYES
CRUELTY LENT A GENTLE HAND
AND THE WORST CAME TRUE FOR A DAY AND A HALF
UNTIL SHE SAID, "BABY...LET'S MAKE IT, JUST FOR A LAUGH."
AMERICAN GRAFFITI
ON THE RIVERBED
FLOWING NORTH THE VOLUNTEERS
POOLED IN HER MOUTH AS SHE SAID
WORDS I KNEW SHE NEVER WANTED TO SAY
"BEST OF LOVE, DON'T YOU LET ME STAND IN YOUR WAY."
ALL THAT WE HAVE LEFT BEHIND
WILL FOLLOW THROUGH YOUR HEART AND MINE
RIGHT ON UNTIL THE MOMENT WE DIE
TEARS OF JOY WERE DRYING
SHE BEGAN TO SHOUT
I DON'T HAVE THE GUTS TO LEAVE YOU
AND LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT
SOMEONE ELSE TO TAKE THE BLAME
WHEN I FALL SHORT
IT WOULDN'T BE THE SAME
ALL THAT WE HAVE LEFT BEHIND...
DRIVING SLOW
THE HEAT ON LOW
THE WINDOWS HIGH
IT'S A NIGHT ON THE TOWN
THE AM COMES
THE BACKSEAT HUMS
YOU LOOK OVER
THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG
THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG
AND EVERYBODY'S KNOWN IT FOR SO LONG
THE WEEKEND DREAM IS OVER
SO LET OUR TERRORS START
WE'LL GO BACK TO THE WAY WE WERE
AND THE WAYS I'VE FOUND TO BREAK YOUR HEART
AND THE WORST PART IS THAT WE BOTH WILL STAY
COULD IT BE, BABY, THAT WE LIKE IT THIS WAY?