[Verse 1] I left the badge on the counter Let the key turn in the dish My name looked small in the mirror Like a stranger I could miss Boots by the door, still muddy From a road I couldn't bend I kept pushing on dead engines Now I let the night come in [Pre-Chorus] I held on too long Held on too hard A fist full of sparks In a broken car [Chorus] I give up, I give up Let the river take the rust I give up, I give up I am done with force and luck No more fight in these hands No more teeth in the dust I give up, I give up Yeah, I let it go at last [Verse 2] The phone kept blinking blue On the edge of the sink I watched it like a warning Then I watched it start to blink There was a map on the table Creased where I used to stand Every line ran to nowhere Every plan slipped through my hands [Pre-Chorus] I held on too long Held on too hard A fist full of sparks In a broken car [Chorus] I give up, I give up Let the river take the rust I give up, I give up I am done with force and luck No more fight in these hands No more teeth in the dust I give up, I give up Yeah, I let it go at last [Bridge] Maybe it's not the ending Maybe it's just relief Maybe the weight I carried Was the thing that carried me So I lay it down Right here on the floor I don't need to win this war [Final Chorus] I give up, I give up Let the river take the rust I give up, I give up I am done with force and luck No more fight in these hands No more teeth in the dust I give up, I give up Yeah, I let it go at last
