Sunset Lane

I wish you the best
I sat on my father's grave
I smoked a cigarette
Putting thoughts of you, like him, to rest
And I wait
Like an actor with scripted lines
Absorbed in his own designs
Too anxious to make an effort to relate

I made you a promise I'd see the story through
Through hopeful endeavor uncover grey-toned truth
Lonely is a word we can't seem to articulate
Tucked into our hearts before our throats can resonate

I was just a kid before the show would take its shape
You gave me a sister to love her, a lost older brother to save
Can't we take a drive tonight down the roads that bend to break
If we saw too far ahead we'd only get in our way

I learn from the test
When the wine was flowing free
And your demons fell asleep
I know we're all giving our best, so it seems
That I can't seem to draw the line
Too busy claiming what is mine
Elucidate the beauty of a broken dream

Are we running circles? I've lost my way again
Strangers crowd on sidewalks, I can't seem to find a friend
Lonely is a word we can't seem to articulate
Tucked into our hearts before our throats can resonate

I was just a kid before the show would take its shape
You gave me a sister to love her, a lost older brother to save
Can't we take a drive tonight, down the roads that bend to break
If we saw too far ahead we'd never get on our way