Fire Escape

Crumpled up on the floor of the shower Hope the neighbors aren't home Bitter pills and a Camel for breakfast Pour the day down the drain on my phone It won't feel good 'till I hear your voice On the north side of town Clumsy words stumble over the phone Glance down the hall in your hospital gown Like the photographs hung up of tangled up bodies On my old kitchen floor The faces come flooding in and soak up the reasons Why we're not that close anymore Why I missed your wedding day and what was I running from Closeness or distance or trucks in Nebraska And I just black out what I do to survive Life's got two yellow lines and I fell asleep driving Your heart screams the word, your mouth finds their shape "I'm not gonna die here" The glass cuts your feet as you walk away The picture gets clearer It's a house up in flames and you built your own cage Just so no one could hurt you If there's nothing to lose, there's nothing to gain That's just something you learn through