Old Friends

Lyrics

walkin outside labyrinthian over 
cracks along under the trees 
i know this town grounded in a compass 
cardinal landing in the dogwood 
i keep goin over it over & over 
my steps iterate my shame 
how come every outcome's such a comedown 
lately afternoon with the shades drawn down 
i kept sayin i just wanted to see you 
sayin what's wrong with that? 
needle shakin outlines in a compass 
every outcome's such a comedown 

i knew it when i saw it 
so i did just what i wanted 
so i go through with this 
i knew happiness when i saw it 

i saw your boyfriend at the port authority 
that's a sort of fucked up place 
well so i averted my stride on a quick one 
he's coming back from goin over your place, huh 
i feel like we could forget about it 
i feel like i could mellow out 
i don't feel undone in a big way 
there's nothing really bad to be upset about, well 
just when i thought i was getting better i 
woke up on the ground 
an appointment or a disappointment 
any outcome's such a comedown 

as if i needed a reminder 
that i do only what i wanna 
so i go through with this 

walkin out in the nighttime springtime 
needling my way home 
i saw leah on the bus a few months ago 
i saw some old friends at her funeral 
my steps keep splitting my grief through these 
solipsistic moods 
i should call my parents when i think of them 
i should tell my friends when i love them 
maybe i should've got out a bit more 
when you guys where still in town 
but i got too caught up in my own shit 
that's how every outcome's such a comedown 

i knew it when i saw it 
o, i did just what i wanted 
so i go through with this 
i knew happiness when i saw it 
& i saw it
 

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