Lyrics

[Verse 1] I was wearing a Judas Priest t-shirt You looked at me in the eye You said you'd never seen a color like that In this life I didn't know what to tell you So I gently looked away And traced the outline of the clouds The sky was blue and gray [Chorus] And you painted me the picture That was sittin' in your head How the grass was green, the breeze was light The leaves were turning red And you wanted to go somewhere The city was too big So we found the small things in the buildings Pretending [there/that?] we did [Verse 2] When we walked into the alley There was a busted-ass TV And the glass that scattered all around Was beautiful to me 'Cause nothin' is worth a battle When your hand sits in mine You've got a way about you That makes me feel like I've already won the fight [Chorus] When you painted me the picture That was sittin' in your head How the grass was green, the breeze was light The leaves were turning red And you wanted to go somewhere The city was too big So we found the small things in the buildings Pretending [there/that?] we did