Old Friends

Walkin' outside, labyrinthian

Over cracks, along under the trees

I know this town grounded in a compass

Cardinal landed in the dogwood

Keep goin' over it over and over

My steps iterate my shame

How come every outcome's such a comedown?

Lately afternoon with shades drawn down

Kept sayin', "I just wanted to see you"

Sayin', "What's wrong with that?"

Needles shakin' outlines in a compass

Every outcome's such a comedown

I knew it when I saw it

So, I did just what I wanted

So, I go through with this

I knew happiness when I saw it

I saw your boyfriend at the port authority

That's a sort of fucked up place

Well, so I averted my stride on a quick one

He's comin' back from goin' over to your place, huh?

I feel like I could forget about it

I feel like I could mellow out

I don't feel undone in a big way

There's nothing really bad to be upset about, but

When I thought I was getting better, I

Woke up on the ground, an appointment

Or a disappointment?

A setback, oh, another comedown

As if I needed a reminder

Oh, I do only what I wanna

So I go through with this

Walkin' out in the nighttime, springtime

Needlin' my way home

I saw Leah on the bus a few months ago

Saw some old friends at her funeral

My steps keep splittin' my grief

Through these solipsistic moods

I should call my parents when I think of them

Should tell my friends when I love them

Maybe I should've gone out a bit more

When you guys were still in town

I got too caught up in my own shit

That's how every outcome's such a comedown

And I knew it when I saw it

Oh, I did just what I wanted

So, I go through with this

I knew happiness when I saw it

And I saw it