Cobblestones

So I missed the last train to that old sleepy town

Where I had spent nine months just kicking around

This just leads me to believe I'll never make it back there

And these tricks that I'm playing on myself in my head

Should be ignored, though I play along instead

This just leads me to wonder if anyone can take me seriously

But sometimes the rearview mirror reflects a better picture

I couldn't go back there, it was an escape from what I didn't have

And now that I'm stuck here, I doubt I'll ever go back

I would suck the rivers dry

Just to taste the freedom of that place

So I missed the last bus back to my old hometown

Where we spent all those late nights just driving around

The city was ours, we painted every last sunset

Now our old friends are waiting for us to come back

But we're buried in Boston, we've left them alone

And I'm sorry for leaving, I thought I could paint this town red

I came here to find a purpose, but lately I just feel worthless

No place that I've found could hold a candle to NB

I wish I was downtown, cobblestones under my feet

I wish I was back there to see every face that gave me what I have

I'm tearing at my hair in fear of never coming back

On the overpass one night, Route 18 alight, cars speeding under our feet

We drank to the moonlight, I had never felt so free