Want a different face, want to change my name
All the reasons why are too much to explain
Gave up cynicism for something to believe
I tried to leave this town but I couldn't break the lease

Packed for California, sent my dreams out west
Sometimes things don't work out but I guess it's for the best
No one at the station, a tail between my knees
A cause for celebration but all I do is grieve

What do you fear the most? Is it ending up alone?
Is it never finding someone or is it never finding home

I've got a lighter load but I'm moving just as slow
I'm tired of being scared, I'm tired of getting old
You melt me with a look, I want to kiss you in the snow
It's been a lifetime since I've felt anything but cold

You make all my thoughts scatter when I thought that they were clear
Like Washington Ave Pigeons every time that you are near
I'm floating down the street & I'm falling through the years
I can see your breath & you're laughing through your tears
Ashes turn to ashes, desire turns to dust
Secret notes that you leave hidden in the backseat of the bus

Pretty things for both of us