Make Like A Tree (And Leave)

Your track mark arms and dead sunken eyes

You promised me you would just stay home tonight

But when those headlights came crashing through

I knew that there's no way I'm leaving without a fight

Spent all this time

Abusing yourself to leave your body behind

And when the world starts burning

You turn to the needle for a lifeline

You took her advice

You kept that demon at bay for a while

Compulsion melted with the snow

But then your fall came

Shorter days make longer nights

And he's finding work for both your idle hands

Spent all this time

Abusing yourself to leave your body behind

And when the world starts burning

You turn to the needle for a lifeline

Breathe

Just breathe

You've shouldered this weight for far too long

And you shouldn't have to

Leave

Just leave

You're caught in the eye of the storm

And I stayed out

Until the morning light

Just to bring you your bag

And to say my last goodbye

Turned back on the ride home

Left nothing that you would regret

Spending every dime that you had

Just to get to where you can forget

Turned back on the ride home

Left nothing that you would regret

Spending every dime that you had

Just to get to where you can forget

Turned back on the ride home

Left nothing that you would regret

Spending every dime that you had

Just to get to where you can forget