Population Minus One





What the heck was I thinking

Comin' and livin' in this concrete canyon

Tryin' to swim upstream in a river of vacant-eyed people

Where are they all going so fast

And what in the world could be so important



Man, I miss Mama

Wonder what she's doing

Probably looking out the kitchen window

At that green grass and that clear sky

Daddy's probably sneakin' up behind her

Puttin' his arms around her waist

Restin' that head on her shoulder

Tellin' her how much he loves her

That's what I oughta be doing with you right now



I find it hard to breathe without you next to me

Gonna leave this phone hangin', I'm gone

Before the sun goes down, gonna ditch this town

Population minus one



Oh yeah, I know what I was thinking, I wasn't

I came this close to making the biggest mistake of my life

Is that a train I hear in the background

You're on the porch aren't you

Got your head resting on that pillow on the swing

Your bare feet propped up on those chain links

Your toenails painted all cotton candy pink, oh man

Let's see, smog or the smell of summer in your hair

I'm outta here



I find it hard to breathe without you next to me

Gonna leave this phone hangin', I'm gone

Before the sun goes down, gonna ditch this town

Population minus one



Baby, I can't tell you how good it felt

Rollin' back into this little map dot

Seeing those sugar maples shading Main Street

And I never noticed it before, but I smiled when I saw

Those post-game celebration beer bottle dents

In that deer crossing sign

Ya know, a few of those were ours

Kiss me, no you kiss me



It feels so good to br