Autumn Sutures

Twenty-five years sutured to the Wool around each eye Sockets drawn like blinds I couldn't hang my head Stitches stretched and stressed I never knew a thing I never knew a damn thing But I remember every drive Every night alone on Thirty Reunited on Route Six The Graveyard Near the House Fresh off both our lips I stumbled through the punk New Year The indie goodbye, the Georgia fear Eyes on prizes that weren't real French fry cigarette, the doo-wop split Our car into the skid A life that I could never live They love me more the less I know They love me more until they don't Autumn leaves me wanting Something bolder I broke down on 94 Cap and gown to keep me warm The billboard lit me up, but no one's watching And as I watched the cars fly by I remembered every time I couldn't make it past our block I couldn't make a brand new start And winter called out all their names The ghosts I drank with my eyes closed The park bench where we let it end The bookshelf where it all began The lightning didn't strike again But my sutures let me pretend I called it home when I turned left I tore it down to see what's next Just to get ahead of wanting it Another face in my eyelids Another song about regret Another drink on autumn's breath They love me more the less I know They love me more until they don't Autumn leaves me wanting Something more than Cold air pictures flashing faces I could never know They love me more the less I know I never knew a damn thing They love me more the less I know They love me more until they don't Autumn leaves me wanting Something more than Cold air pictures of the places I've already gone I love them more the less I know I never knew a damn thing I never knew a damn thing I never knew a damn thing I never knew a damn thing I never knew a damn thing I never knew a damn thing I never knew a damn thing