Best Wishes

The canyon air spills out over the plains
The wind's so dry when I wash my car
The water doesn't stay
The people at the filling station look angry
But they're kind
And they're playing some country song about leaving
And I can't help but cry

And it's a long drive home
And we both know I had to go
And I don't want you to worry
But for half an hour
I couldn't see the road

So I'll give you my best wishes
But I'm dying on the interstate
And when I thought I was fine, I pass the towers
Where I started getting scared to see your face
But I promised you, "No tears
"And I love you, and I'll call you
"When I get home tonight"
I gave you my best wishes
And promised you it'd be all right

The canyon air hangs heavy, but it fades
My second leaving, but your first time
Coming to my place
And you're crying like your mother
'Cause you're scared that mine
Will hate your living guts
And later you say she introduced you to
The true meaning of love

But you were hiding your eyes
On the drive to Glen Rose
I was sick of you getting under my skin
And so I sat in silence
Until the love kicked in

And it's a long ride home
And we both know you had to go
And I will miss your touch
But I will never tell you
I need to love alone

So I'll give you my best wishes
And I'll see you in three weeks straight
I went to the East Coast
While your dog got out through the gate
And I felt you follow him out the door
And out went the magic we had before
I'll give you my best wishes
But I don't want to worry about you anymore

You're here in three weeks
But nothing's the same
You're a mess and I start
To call you by name
And I just don't know what to do
When you say your mother's sick

So we race to the canyon
And we pass the towers
I almost left you at the bus stop
After an hour
Cause I'm growing sick of that callous gaze
But I was too nice to do it

And now it's canyon air
And the tension hangs thick
I make a joke but you dismiss it
I wonder why I even talk to you
But I try to talk it out

Then you started laughing
And I thought that we were fine
But with scorn on every breath
You slam the door
And I follow you inside
But what the fuck would you have done
If I had run?

Now you're screaming in my arms on your bed
Baby, what the fuck?
I want to kiss you instead
And, God, I hate that you were good to me
'Cause when you suffocate me
I forget I used to breathe

"Just breathe"

I know we're dancing in the kitchen
But I still want to cry
You critique my every move
And tell me to act like a guy
And the rage rumbled deep in my chest
I was starting to let you in
And the sun's gone down on us two times
And I'll desert you once again

So I'll give you my best wishes
But you are my worst mistake
I swore to be your Aegis shield
But there's only so much I can take
And if I told you what you said to me
Like it was someone else's felony
I know you'd say I don't deserve that shit
Well, here I am in the arms of the enemy

(I try to move on even when you're gone)
Well, here I am in the arms of the enemy

The canyon air spills out over the plains
And while you're looking for your dog
And looking after your mom
I'm slamming on the gas, babe