Fire Truck

A fire truck goes screaming by

And it reminds me of that night

When you said that you were coming home

Then I waited up till four in the morning

She says, I remember, and why the fuck

Would this be a good time to bring that up?

And I am silent, because I'm not sure

Sometimes I feel like I should never speak again

She takes my hand and says

C'mon you know this one's my favourite song

And I can see it in my mind

Those flames reaching so high

Into the night, and that poor family

Standing on the front lawn watching

And for some reason, I remember that feeling

Being almost jealousy

For a new beginning, but I should have known

That I was already burning it to the ground

Now that I'm dancing in the ashes, I just want it to be whole

And somehow with all that distraction

I still managed to pick a fight

When she got home, and all she had were questions

About those flashing red lights

And now the song is ending, Judy's leaving

And I'm getting one more right at last call

Claire orders three shots, Charlie raises his up

And we tip our heads back before we say goodnight

Now that I'm standing in the ashes, I just want it to be whole

Now that I'm standing in the ashes, I can't help but sing along