"Waco, Texas" lyrics
My honey's heart is blue and a second offbeat
Always tugging at me like he's running out of daylight
Yeah, my baby acts cool, but they all know something ain't right, ain't right
Know something ain't right
Only acting this cool when he's walking with me
1998, forever and a day
I keep the pictures hanging where the world can see 'em
I hope I die today
Save me from another late night of red eyes
But then the morning comes
You were there looking for me, but I
I was gone, turned my back for a moment, and
You had fallen apart
They've been promising the lights as we beg for our lives
Selling pages of the times we've been waiting on
Now the weight's too much, and I can't hold you anymore
How much of a cruel year can you call my fault? (You call my fault?)
Not even the memories are immortal
Terrified on this side of a conversation
A conversation we'll never come back from
I'll never live it down if I never get around it
'Cause goddammit, I did it to myself in hindsight
I liked him 'cause his rule was "Do whatever you like," and I tried alright
Now I'll wear these scars for life
I loved you when it hurt inside to
But in the low light
You know I'd do anything for you
You know I'd do anything for you
You know it's true 'cause I've said it to you
Held in my arms, I swore I'd be good to you, be good to you (Be good to you)
And then sat and watched
As you walked away from me (From me)
From me
Yeah, you've changed, but did I ever know you?
Or did I hold you facing away from me?
The air in your room never moves
Live and die by the TV, no one's watching
Do you hate me?
When this is over
Maybe then, we'll get some sleep
I've been picking names for our children
You've been wondering how you're gonna feed them
Love is not enough in this world
But I still believe in Nebraska dreamin'
'Cause I'd rather die
Than be anything but your girl
I never meant to hurt you
But somehow, I knew I would
Will it be like this forever? Forever? (Forever? Forever?)
I'd reach into your body and fix you if I could
Will I feel like this forever? Forever? (Forever? Forever?)
Are you angry?
Do you hate me?
And darling, time may forgive me, but I won't
Ah
You know I'd do anything for you
You know it's true 'cause I've said it to you
Held in my arms, I swore I'd be good to you, be good to you (Be good to you)
Then sat and watched
As you walked away from me (From me)
So I bled till I cried
Till I felt I might die
To be known the way you should is
To put yourself through hell, hell
Still I waited and tried
Till it killed me, 'cause you're right (I can wait if I want)
I can wait if I want
But it'll never be good enough like I want to believe it is (It is, it is, ooh, it is)
Always tugging at me like he's running out of daylight
Yeah, my baby acts cool, but they all know something ain't right, ain't right
Know something ain't right
Only acting this cool when he's walking with me
1998, forever and a day
I keep the pictures hanging where the world can see 'em
I hope I die today
Save me from another late night of red eyes
But then the morning comes
You were there looking for me, but I
I was gone, turned my back for a moment, and
You had fallen apart
They've been promising the lights as we beg for our lives
Selling pages of the times we've been waiting on
Now the weight's too much, and I can't hold you anymore
How much of a cruel year can you call my fault? (You call my fault?)
Not even the memories are immortal
Terrified on this side of a conversation
A conversation we'll never come back from
I'll never live it down if I never get around it
'Cause goddammit, I did it to myself in hindsight
I liked him 'cause his rule was "Do whatever you like," and I tried alright
Now I'll wear these scars for life
I loved you when it hurt inside to
But in the low light
You know I'd do anything for you
You know I'd do anything for you
You know it's true 'cause I've said it to you
Held in my arms, I swore I'd be good to you, be good to you (Be good to you)
And then sat and watched
As you walked away from me (From me)
From me
Yeah, you've changed, but did I ever know you?
Or did I hold you facing away from me?
The air in your room never moves
Live and die by the TV, no one's watching
Do you hate me?
When this is over
Maybe then, we'll get some sleep
I've been picking names for our children
You've been wondering how you're gonna feed them
Love is not enough in this world
But I still believe in Nebraska dreamin'
'Cause I'd rather die
Than be anything but your girl
I never meant to hurt you
But somehow, I knew I would
Will it be like this forever? Forever? (Forever? Forever?)
I'd reach into your body and fix you if I could
Will I feel like this forever? Forever? (Forever? Forever?)
Are you angry?
Do you hate me?
And darling, time may forgive me, but I won't
Ah
You know I'd do anything for you
You know it's true 'cause I've said it to you
Held in my arms, I swore I'd be good to you, be good to you (Be good to you)
Then sat and watched
As you walked away from me (From me)
So I bled till I cried
Till I felt I might die
To be known the way you should is
To put yourself through hell, hell
Still I waited and tried
Till it killed me, 'cause you're right (I can wait if I want)
I can wait if I want
But it'll never be good enough like I want to believe it is (It is, it is, ooh, it is)
