You'll never get out of Dallas like this
Stuck to blue like gum and glue
And clutching fear in your fists
Concrete and neon warm the cold emptiness
And the comforts are small, but you mistake them all
For some sort of bliss
And don't you hate the way
Your dreams decay
Into dim irrelevance?
And the city holds you tight
When you're alone in the night
From here to Oklahoma the highway
Cuts through like a knife
And the city bleeds over fields and trees
'Til the sky is bathed in white
And what can you say
It's been this way your whole life
And that foolish drug you mistook for love
Only stole your will to fight
But you were never bold
Now you're growing old
Still you're blinded by the light
"Don't believe what you can't see"
That's your whole philosophy
So go find your life... (x3)
You'll never get out of waiting like this
You can scream and swear
And pull your hair
But time won't budge an inch
You'd be better off trading that curse for a kiss
You're not the only one
Who's refused to run
From the edge of this abyss
But what you're going through
It is nothing new
Don't be afraid what you might miss
'Cause there's no such thing as meant to be
I think Dallas would agree
credits
from Young and Brave,
released August 15, 2009
Sarah Lynn Fisher - vocal, Rhodes, organ
Jon McKnight - acoustic guitar
Matt Shasteen - Mellotron
Ian Mesey - bass guitar
Ramon Muzquiz - drums
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