Red & Orange Special

[Verse 1] There’s a river down in Nashville Where the alcohol's so clean You can wash away the sins of anyone but me And if you’re not at the table then you’re probably the mill Name goes higher on the menu as her drinks begin to spill And it's too humid in the morning Her mascara starts to fade Into the silk of all the pillows Where the codeine's set to lay And when they wash away the garbage All that horror will remain And the red and orange special is burning on that midnight train [Verse 2] And if you try hard enough Well maybe you just might believe You still know exactly who you are Til you panic and can’t breathe But you’re just sweating in the mirror You’re just melting in the sink Like cheap trick birthday candles Slow red flames burning into the pain [Verse 3] It is raining on the harbor It is raining on the sea I am rushing through the alleyway I am almost free You’re toxic and so selfish Like you are some sort of saint Walkin round the house and cussin Counting all the things you hate Put a bullet in the tv while you’re screaming at the clouds Passing by us moving overhead When there’s no one else around I drink the poison when it's liquid I drink the poison in your glass Your kisses burn my tongue of feeling Onion peels and fiber glass It is raining on the cemetery It is falling from the tree There's detectives in the shadows Taking notes on what I see There’s a broken moon ascending Like a sword up from the sea There is no one there to give a fuck And the midnight special is burning into the pain [Verse 4] Stand against a wall Drinking pints When it's nice, when it's sunny Smoke is billowing out of the cackling mouths Tellin jokes that are barely funny People laughing anyway Stuck in their jobs like bees in honey I don’t need your love to stay alive I’ll take my pride and baby, you can keep the money [Verse 5] It’s too humid in the evening As your looks begin to fade All the money in the world Cannot take back what you said And when they wash away the garbage Only your memories will remain And the red and orange special is burnin on that midnight train