On Dying

Boy, you're dreaming of something more

Than the friends that you grew up with

And the voice behind the door

Is not the girl that you grew up with

And you're thinking about the past

With questions that you can't ask

And you're there for years

The fireflies on the lawn

Drag you back to your house as a child

When the run in your creek is gone,

Man, did it flow at all?

And you're praying the seal will last

Double knotted against the mast

And you're there for years

I don't wanna waste it if I can't

I don't wanna waste it if I can't

I don't wanna waste it

If I can't bear to see the embers burn

All your friends moved on

Full time in their busy day jobs

And you still bother to call

But they never pick up

You're a plant in your mother's driveway

Dig your roots out before she drives away

Or you'll be there for years

I don't wanna waste it if I can't

I don't wanna waste it if I can't

I don't wanna waste it

If I can't bear to see the embers burn

Will you ever need me?

Will you ever need me?

Will you ever need me?

I am ivy up a barren wall