I was a southern boy 
I had a bad tattoo and I drank too much
She was from Illinois 
And she liked me anyway

I was stupid kid
I had a punk rock band and a bleeding heart
Thought I knew everything
And she showed me I was wrong

We spent Saturday night on the hood of my car
Talkin' 'bout Jesus and the president 
Just breathin' in 
Each other's air

And I said, get away from me
Cause it's a long way down to nowhere
And I'm going there fast
And she said, leave that up to me
Cause if you're going nowhere fast 
I wanna go too

And this is, the closest thing to heaven
I'll ever know

She moved to Tennessee 
But she carried my heart in her little hand. 
I tried to make ends meet
Workin' that dead end job.

We spent Saturday night on the telephone
Talkin bout forever and next month’s rent
Just breathin' in
Each other's air

And I said, get away from me
Cause it's a long way down to nowhere
And I'm going there fast
And she said, leave that up to me
Cause if you're going nowhere fast 
I wanna go too

And this is, the closest thing to heaven
I'll ever know

And I said, get away from me
Cause it's a long way down to nowhere
And I'm going there fast
And she said, leave that up to me
Cause if you're going nowhere fast 
I wanna go too

And I said show me what you see,
Cause the man you think you’re lookin' at is the man I wanna be
And she said, you can’t get away from me
Cause when i said forever, forever’s what I mean

And this is, the closest thing to heaven
I'll ever know

Closest Thing To Heaven

Staring out at the coastline tonight 
My soul restless as the sea
And the wind and the waves never could wash away
All the brokenness inside of me
And the sun in the sky is my pride 
and the hole in my heart is the moon
And the sun gives it light in the dark of the night 
But in daytime she hides it from view.

We drink toasts to broken hearts 
And toasts to ghosts in the dark
We remember their names but they're gone just the same 
Though they linger like second hand smoke. 
And this bottle is empty again
Like the promise of warmth in the rain.
Like a mirror or hourglass shows how the time has passed, 
Life shows we end up the same. 

Bury me far from my youth
In a field sown with memories and time
Let me lay down my troubles like rocks in the rubble 
Of the ruins the years have made blind
Let the fire I felt when I lived 
Be the light that burns bright when I’m gone 
Let the ones that I love hear this song from above 
And know that I’m singin along.


@tticus