Lyrics

You may not believe me, but right here where we stand
There once was a creek-bed, carving through the land
Then a couple rows of houses, and nothing after that
But wheat fields and train tracks where we made our pennies flat

And on long summer evenings with dinner in the air
We’d fly our bikes down main street, wind running in our hair
And we’d pick up cans and bottles ‘til Davey said to stop
And take ‘em to the drug store for a couple ice-cold pops

Just enough empties for a full one
Look how it catches the light
It’s anybody’s ticket ‘til they pull one
I can see forever tonight

See that old factory, with the windows boarded up?
Me and Davey used to work there before the times got tough
Paydays he’d play the lottery, put his numbers down
But it was an army recruiter had his ticket out of town

I just kept on working, but I never got ahead
One day a man in uniform informed me Dave was dead
And I drained every bottle, and I broke every glass
And when they took the house I slept under the overpass

And it’s a quarter for the big ones, the little ones a dime
The normals don’t hassle me, they haven’t got the time
And you’d need a couple bags full, to drink another day
Oh, but there were always people just tossing ‘em away

Just enough empties for a full one
Look how it catches the light
It’s anybody’s ticket ‘til they pull one
I can see forever tonight

This town full of strangers, I remember it back when
How they look at me, they’d never guess that I was one of them
It’s getting rougher by the river, people I never seen
Dropped off by oxycontin, and methamphetamine

But I’m trying to stay sober, trying my best to care
Sometimes at night I catch a whiff of dinner on the air
And I’ve seen the light drain out of every dream I ever had
But Rosa says she’s pregnant, and I might be the dad

Just enough empties for a full one
Look how it catches the light
It’s anybody’s ticket ‘til they pull one
I can see forever tonight
I can see forever tonight