Shootin' the Rodeo

Dave's seen the light
It leaks through the cracks in his floorboards
He's the last of his line who can take home the gold
Will he reach the finish or just wade in the deep end?

Leveled and auctioned off
He was lying all along
Relay the circuits closed
In my brain

All day the calls will come
It's easier when no one hears you
Just pretend you're not alone
You try to to say something
It's easier when no one hears you at all

The dream has burned down
That dream was never meant to last so long
We've forgotten what we need
How could we be so stuck in our old ways?

Crushed velvet tightrope
Tip-toe along the East Coast
Just sit back
And piece together parts of a whole
Summing up to the bad thoughts
Dig through the shits I gave once
Much more desperate and hopeless
Than they'll ever notice

We wait for solace
No excuses for hiding your conscience
Left to wonder
Where has the couch gone?
And what ignited the end
To the home we'd grown?

All day the calls will come
It's safe to say now that the wiring was all wrong
Just keep that image up
We try to show some face
It's easier when no one sees you at all

The dream has burned down
That dream was never meant to last so long
We've forgotten what we need
How could we be so stuck in our old ways?

Crushed velvet tightrope
Tip-toe along the East Coast
Just sit back
And piece together parts of a whole
Summing up to the bad thoughts
Dig through the shits I gave once
Much more desperate and hopeless
Than they'll ever notice