Here in town you can tell he's been down for awhile
And breathe, just breathe
"Can you help me unravel my latest mistake?
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table
And breathe, just breathe
Oh breathe, just breathe
But you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable
"Ain't been sober, since maybe October of last year"
Like they have any right at all to criticize
Oh breathe, just breathe
You shout 'cause you're just as far in as you'll ever be out
Hypocrites, you're all here for the very same reason
Wanna hold him, maybe I'll just sing about it
But, my God, it's so beautiful when the boy smiles
There's a light at each end of this tunnel
Whoa breathe, just breathe
I don't love him, winter just wasn't my season"
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table
And breathe, just breathe
Publisher: SHAPIRO BERNSTEIN & CO INC
If I get it all down on paper, it's no longer
2 AM and she calls me 'cause I'm still awake
So cradle your head in your hands
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table
And I know that you'll use them however you want to
And ‘cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable
No one can find the rewind button, girl
Inside of me threatening the life it belongs to
And I feel like I'm naked in front of the crowd
Oh breathe, just breathe
Oh breathe, just breathe
In May he turned 21 on the base at Fort Bliss
"Just a Day," he said down to the flask in his fist
So cradle your head in your hands
No one can find the rewind button now
'Cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable
2 AM and I'm still awake, writing a song
No one can find the rewind button, boys
If you only try turning around
And these mistakes you've made, you'll just make them again
Songwriter: Anna C Nalick
'Cause these words are my diary, screaming out loud
Yeah we walk through the doors, so accusing their eyes
Sing it if you understand