Cul-De-Sac

[Verse 1] I've been leaving messages On an answering machine In a house that's always empty, so I know nobody's listening I've been confessing my transgressions over tape hiss The silence makes me sick No good can come from this [Chorus] I'm letting go I've been hanging on like poison ivy Out of cold suburban concrete From a careless urban sprawl I'm letting go You know we can't keep out of trouble I thought my kids would call you uncle I thought we'd never be alone [Verse 2] Well I got images Of you inside my head Outside of the gas station where we always used to shoplift It's *car-crash rhetoric* We fucked up everything we came in contact with Just boyhood recklessness [Chorus] I'm letting go I've been hanging on like poison ivy Out of cold suburban concrete From a careless urban sprawl I'm letting go You know we can't keep out of trouble I thought my kids would call you uncle I thought we'd never be alone [Bridge] If you walked me home Then you'd know how weak my arms got I just can't carry you If you walked me home Well, I know that I'd have flashbacks Of snow angels and gut laughs If you walked me home But you won't, you're all alone On some bullshit, pill-bottle vision quest If you walked me home Well, I don't know when I would finally Work up the backbone To walk alone [Outro] I’m letting go 'Cause I loved you But I have to I'm letting go You know we can't keep out of trouble I thought my kids would call you uncle I thought we'd never be alone I’m letting go (If you walked me home...)