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We were flying down concrete arteries
High on the nostalgia drug
All we felt were the wheels and the wind and the fear
Never sure what we were running from
She said there’s something back there chasing her
A dark that makes a good heart turn
So I tried to play hero, tried to bring her to the light
But I ended up getting burned
By an angel in paper wings who preached
That suffering is something profound
And that only by giving my heart to the dark
Could I get my soul off the ground
So I surrendered myself to the asphalt
And I ran with blue jean saints
And everywhere I went I carried the weight
Of what I knew but I never could say, that

I can’t run any longer
I’ve got nowhere left to go
When Graceland is gone
Who will sit at our throne?
And that phone call from Nashville
Carved your name into my soul
When the fire’s burned out, honey
I’m scared I’ll be alone

So I followed the saints to the riverbanks
Where they taught me how to bleed
Where her eyes cut through me like bullets
And I learned how to be free
So we reveled in our emotions
We found happiness by diner lights
We fell in love listening to Graceland
And then lost it by the end of the night
And she came to me with an innocence
And a classic heart of gold
And a red dress and those blue eyes
That hid the claws that pierced my soul
And I didn’t know what they did to me
Until they called and said you left
So I ran right down to the river
And I laid my pain to rest

You left me with a wound that made my soul grow old
But kept me young at heart
You left me with a fear that makes my blood run cold
But burned me right apart
But that’s alright mama, I don’t mind
I don’t need your house of cards

I heard she ended up somewhere South
With the boys with the James Dean hearts
Where they revel in their glory and they run from the dark
Finding comfort in their scars
And I still hear the old school songs now
But the freedom dreams now fade
So I tighten my chains but I keep the key
In case I need to escape
But for now
I think I’ll stay

You left me with a wound that made my soul grow old
But kept me young at heart
You left me with a fear that makes my blood run cold
But burned me right apart
But that’s alright mama
I don’t mind