Wednesdays

[Verse 1]

This church is a mess, jackets and crutches

Clutch pearls and buckets of ice

Dyed cotton candy, blonde lady does the honors

Introducing all the family who fights

And the sunlight of late afternoon

Leans across the altar till it slaps the groom

The flowers we gathered in ribbons of blue

Clutched tight to her chest in her room

And the band played "Christ Is Risen Today"

While everybody waits

[Chorus]

'Cause nobody knows who they really are

Till they're stranded in Coronado trashed at the bar

Till the wind carries all of the things you love most

Long loose strings tangled in the trees

Woman, your silence brought me to my knees

Where I needed to be

[Verse 2]

Your hair smells of lilac, roses and cinnamon

And waves moving slow 'cross the rocks

Humid and heavy, clouds of salt water

Rusted the hands off the clocks

And I smoke cigarettes in the heat

Watching flamingos from the hotel balcony

My head was on fire and the bartenders knew

Written on the wall, in cursive, "We're through"

And the band played "The Safety Dance"

As I cried in the taxi alone

[Chorus]

'Cause nobody knows that they are the fool

Stranded in Coronado, drunk at the pool

Till the drinks carry off the burden it caused

To let go of things that you already lost

Woman, your silence brought me to my knees

Where I needed to be

Woman, your silence brought me to my knees

Where I needed to be

[Verse 3]

The highway was empty, we speeded on safely

Tears falling onto your dress

The ring on your finger disappeared slowly

You let go already is my guess

And you cried as we made our way home

Said you didn't wanna leave but I could tell by the things

That your ma and your pa didn’t do

Like look me in the eye as we said goodbye

And the band says 'Wednesdays' on my right hand

As I pray for you at night

[Chorus]

'Cause nobody knows what they really want

Till the car's full of boxes and you watch it drive off

The cocaine and pills and the drinks, they wear off

And the cigarettes, they just make you cough

Oh, woman, your love brought me to my knees

Where I needed to be

[Verse 4]

The house is so quiet

I hear the leaves fall from the lemon trees where

There's now too much room in this house made for two

Your side of the closet's so bare

I still hear the sound of your voice

Calling my name like some midnight train

Rumblin' heart full of ghosts

Of everyone that I loved, I miss you the most

And the plans we made they fade like the sun on the coast

[Chorus]

'Cause nobody knows what they really need

Till it's too late with reason to wait

You wake up insane, screaming her name

But there's no one to blame now but me

Oh, woman, your silence brought me to my knees

Where I needed to be

Oh, woman, your silence brought me to my knees

Where I needed to be