Streetlights

Lyrics

[Verse 1] 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 [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] And the chairs go up on the bar now And the table lights go black So I'll order one last double And start calling people back [Verse 3] Mark 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 gettin' old, he missed his wife [Verse 4] 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 [Chorus] And the chairs are up on the bar now And they're asking me to leave So I'll give the girl a bill And start rolling down my sleeves [Verse 5] 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 [Verse 6] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Verse 7] 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 alone [Verse 8] Time moves slow when you're seventeen And then it picks up steam at twenty-one Pretty soon you'll remember when You could remember when you loved someone