Population Minus One

What the hell was I thinkin'

Comin' and livin' in this concrete canyon

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

Where they going so fast?

What could be that important?

And I miss Mama

I wonder what she's doing

She's probably looking out that kitchen window

That green grass and clear sky

Daddy's probably sneakin' up behind her

Putting his arms around her waist

Restin' that head on her shoulder

Telling her how much he loves her

That's what I ought to be doing with you right now

I find it hard 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 thinkin', 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

Toenails painted 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 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

To roll 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

All those post game celebration, beer bottle dents

In that deer crossing sign

You know some of those were ours

Kiss me, kiss me again

It feels so good to breathe

With you here next to me

In your arms it feels like home

Gonna watch the sun go down

I need you more than I need that town

Population minus one

Just look at you and me

Right where we need to be, yeah