"Song For Billy Hurst" lyrics

Might as well forget it
Your bird flew north and never landed in line
I put my faith in a cat or a mylar balloon

Don't your clothes feel heavy
Weighed down by secrets that were caught on the way
Heaven doesn't want them
Now we're swimming in your alphabet rain

From the courtesy phone
To the ticket counter where you wait
You were pulled aside by your coat
So you cause a scene and showed your teeth

I left my home and my plans
Got American Express
I never had excuses or the time
I hope you're doing just fine there in your daughter's recital
She wouldn't even know me if I got up and died today

Who's this guy with the cat?
Who's this guy with the cat?
Well can I leave a message with the future you
Skip the flowers and proposals from you-know-who
Try now, now to smile
Try now, now to smile