The sky is the color of a bruise Deep purple and swelling Across a darkening horizon Where the lights are coming on On a city full of my ghosts As I drive home across the bridge Over the green river flowing Where twilight is my only company And it’s on its way home too Leaving me in the dark here again Thinking about the lights still on Burning bright at your house Leaving me wondering if you’re out Looking at the same purple sky as me Watching the taillights in the valley Wondering if one of them is mine Flashing in darkness a momentary pause On the furtive leaving we just did When we left each other’s arms The silence of a chilling fall night Filling up the space we found between us I wish it so badly to throw the car in reverse Driving backwards the way I came Returning to you instead of heading away Even though we agreed it’s better this way It doesn’t feel better this way It just feels like we’re falling away
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