Sun Bleached Flies

We were in a race to grow up

Yesterday, through today, 'til tomorrow

But when the plant blew up

A piece of shrapnel flew and slowed that part of you

The doctors gave you until the end of the night

But not 'til daylight (Not 'til daylight)

Not 'til daylight (Not 'til daylight)

Time passes slower in the flicker of the hospital light

I pray the race is worth the fight

Made a fool of myself down on Tennessee Street

It wasn't pretty like the movies

It was ugly, like what they all did to me

And they did to me what I wouldn't do to anyone

You know that's for sure

Tell me all the time not to worry

And think of all the time I'll, I'll have with you

When I won't wake up on my own (Wake up on my own)

Wake up on my own

Held close all the time

Knowing I'm half of you

Mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm

Mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm

Mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm-mm

Mm-mm-mm, mm-mm-mm

Mm-mm-mm

Lay me down where the trees bend low

Put me down where the greenery stings

I can hear them singing

"To love me is to suffer me", and I believe it

When I lay with you in that auld lang room

Wishin' I was the way you say that you are

You'll go fight a war, I'll go missing

I warned you, for me, it's not that hard

That picture on the wall you're scared of looks just like you

I wanna bleed, I wanna hurt the way that boys do

Maybe you're right and we should stop watching the news

'Cause, baby, I've never seen brown eyes look so blue

Tell me all the time (Tell me all the time)

Not to worry (Not to worry)

And think of all the time I'll, I'll have with you

When I won't wake up on my own (Wake up on my own)

Wake up on my own

Held close all the time, knowin' I'm half of you

Think of us inside (Think of us inside)

After the wedding (After the wedding)

Sufferin' the while to lie a time or two

We won't wake up on our own (Wake up on our own)

Wake up on our own (Wake up on our own)

Held close all the time, knowin' (Knowin')

This was all for you

Think of us inside

Gardenias on the tile

Where it makes no difference who held back from who

To love me is to suffer me