Streetlights

Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

Where's that angel with dirty knees

Who wasn't hard to please when we first met?

She don't act like she needs me now

And she don't even seem to be upset

Maybe I cover too much ground

I've been from town to town since I grew up

Could my dreams take up too much space?

I'll never find a place that's big enough

And the chairs go up on the bar now

And the table lights go black

So I order one last double

Start calling people back

Marc sounds good, he's been working hard

He couldn't punch a card to save his life

Says he's glad that he quit the road

He says he's getting old, he missed his wife

Little Em's been asleep since nine

I'm sure she's doing fine, she always is

Dad won't answer his phone at night

But I guess that's alright, the place is his

And the chairs are up on the bar now

And they're asking me to leave

So I give the girl a bill

And start rolling down my sleeves

In my pocket, directions back

Across the railroad tracks to where I crash

Maybe I should wave down a car

I won't be going far, and I've got cash

I think I blocked just a park away

But I can't really say, it's been all night

How I wish you would call me here

But you just disappeared, it wasn't right

And the streetlights help a little

But they're barely half alive

And I don't feel much like walking

I sure as hell can't drive

Close your eyes and remember this

It won't be back again, it's almost gone

Even times that don't seem like much

Will be your only crutch when you're on your own

Time moves slow when you're 17

And then it picks up steam at 21

Pretty soon, you'll remember when

You could remember when you loved someone

Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh