I Was Wrong

I saw you drive off, in the rear view mirror
It felt so far, but all those things are closer than they appeared
Do you count every step, every highway line?
Every single floor, the reasons I left, and the days that went by?
I know you counted on me, but in the ash we'll find
What we lost in the fire

And in this parking lot, under a liars light
Is this day breaking or broken?
Dreams of fire and flight
I could have sold our souls for just a few more miles
And then a piece of the heaven you used to believe in
Falling right before your eyes
And you recall now how it burned

I should have held on tightly, I should have froze in amber
I was a god damn son of an astronaut, ready for blast off
You were right about me, I was sinking slowly
I was a space cadet with a one way ticket to anywhere but here
I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong
Gravity was far too much to outrun
I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong
Starry nights, satellites, orbiting a thousand times
I'll see you when I see you, I just hope it's not too long

And I've been dreaming about a house on fire
I don't overthink these things, but I've been seeing some metaphors
And I've been dreaming about you
And it all doesn't seem so cryptic anymore

I should have held on tightly, I should have froze in amber
I was a god damn son of an astronaut, ready for blast off
You were right about me, I was sinking slowly
I was a space cadet with a one way ticket to anywhere but here
I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong
Gravity was far too much to outrun
I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong
Starry nights, satellites, orbiting a thousand times
I'll see you when I see you, I just hope it's not too long