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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Postal Service
The Postal Service
Performer
Sylvan Esso
Sylvan Esso
Remixer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Benjamin Gibbard
Benjamin Gibbard
Songwriter
Jimmy Tamborello
Jimmy Tamborello
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Postal Service
The Postal Service
Producer
Chris Walla
Chris Walla
Recording Engineer
Dave Cooley
Dave Cooley
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Smeared black ink
Your palms are sweaty
And I'm barely listening
To last demands
I'm staring at the asphalt wondering
What's buried underneath
(Where I am)
(Where I am)
Wear my badge
A vinyl sticker with big block letters
Adherent to my chest
Tells your new friends
I am a visitor here; I am not permanent
The only thing keeping me dry is
(Where I am)
You seem so out of context
In this gaudy apartment complex
(Where I am)
A stranger with your door key
Explaining that I'm just visiting
(Where I am)
I am finally seeing
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving
D.C. sleeps alone tonight
(Where I am)
You seem so out of context
In this gaudy apartment complex
(Where I am)
A stranger with your door key
Explaining that I'm just visiting
(Where I am)
I am finally seeing
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving
(Where I am)
The district sleeps alone tonight
After the bars turn out their lights
(Where I am)
And send the autos swerving
Into the loneliest evening
(Where I am)
And I am finally seeing
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving
(Where I am)
The district sleeps alone tonight
After the bars turn out their lights
(Where I am)
And send the autos swerving
Into the loneliest evening
(Where I am)
And I am finally seeing
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving
Written by: Benjamin Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello

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