Walking

[Verse 1] I like walking 'cause I don't need a reason Autumns bald branches tangle upward reaching The leaves are meeting, the shadows they've been casting Candy-colored houses look like pockets sagging [Verse 2] A few months back, bricks were burning, they'd stay warm into the evening Drag our hands along them, stop to hold them But now it's just raining, street's like oil paint Rattle autumn windows alone [Verse 3] My money's never mine, I'm working for every borrow It's been so many times I stopped saying sorry My mattress is sheetless, but I've been sleeping Follow the smell of poultry from the bridge to Port Street [Verse 4] When you did the dishes, I put my hands above your hips Put kisses on your shoulders like replacements for your burdens You'd wrap your legs around me, together we were shaking Repeatin' our names in those stuttered breaths escapin' [Verse 5] Red jacket and I saw you, you said I smelled like rubber Said to myself, "I might always love her" Your eyes are wells when they widen, and I've swam inside them And I love you because I cannot hide behind them [Verse 6] And I like walking 'cause I don't need a reason But I began to try and find 'em to counter a feelin' Never is the hardest kind of forever So I stood between the dead ends of either Just tried both to please 'em, from green to golden season The hearts of fruit are hard, though they're sweet And I like walkin' 'cause I don't need a reason I don't need a reason I don't need a reason I don't need a reason I don't need a reason