Where the Air Is Clearest

Bike ride through the cemetery

Pit stop at the Dairy Queen

I copy you, put my thumb on the roof of my mouth

To stop the freeze

Captured flags and hiding trees

Calloused feet and scraped-up knees

I follow you to the broken canoe 'round the house

Where we meet to prank our sisters and pretend out loud

You always knew where the air was clearest

Pretty girls and ripped-up jeans

Lunchrooms full of puberty

Come follow me to the schoolyard

And read from that book that makes you free

I'll keep watch so no one else can see

I always knew where the air was clearest

Ringing ears and sweat-soaked sleep

An empty glass, a dizzy streak

I'll copy you, pin the print in the room where you dream

So it's sweet

So you remember you,

Remember we always knew where the air was clearest

We always knew where the air was clearest

So you always know where the air is clearest