Tinted Windows

"You don't even try to listen to me

I've been calling every day and every night for a week

I know you're on the road, but maybe once a week at least?"

"I swear I don't see it ring, and can I please get a pass?

I'm in a van goin' a month now with my head in my ass

I know I said I'd do better this time

I know I said I'd try"

I know I said I'd try

This summer we watched the leaves change

From behind tinted windows

And the longer we stay

The faster it'll get old

I remember from the back of the Chevy

You taking Alligator Alley doin' 77

You looked at me and said you never wanted this to end

And now you're crying on a curb outside a CVS

In the middle of Missouri and you're holding a test

"Is it really all my fault?

Oh, is this happening again?"

Is it happening again?

This summer we watched the leaves change

From behind tinted windows

And the longer we stay

The harder it'll get, oh

But it's part of the game

They're the sharks and we're the minnows

And it's easy to play

But there never is a winner, oh

For Christmas Eve, I'll make a big plan

Then I'll spend it in a black Dodge Caravan

You'll get a "happy birthday" and a call on the phone, oh

But chances are you're probably gonna spend it alone

For Christmas Eve, I'll make a big plan

Then I'll spend it in a black Dodge Caravan

You'll get a "happy birthday" and a call on the phone, oh

But chances are you're probably gonna spend it alone

'Cause I'm gone

I'm gone

I'm always gone

And there never is a winner, oh