Cheap Stars

[Intro] Fluorescent halo on a dented car Midnight sale under a borrowed star [Verse 1] You park crooked at the edge of the lot Trunk full of things that you almost forgot Shopping carts drifting like slow satellites Rolling through puddles of vending machine light A kid behind glass scans barcodes and dreams Price check beeping over tinny machines Your name in the rearview, fog on the glass You trace a circle then let it pass [Chorus] Cheap stars in a parking lot sky Hung on poles that will never ask why We stand there, plastic bags in our hands Making constellations out of oil and sand Cheap stars, but they shine just the same On every small and ordinary pain [Verse 2] A flyer peels off from the side of the wall Promising miracles two blocks tall You laugh and say "We could use one tonight" Then kick a bottle through shimmering light The hum of the freezer, the buzz of the sign Feels like the universe stuck on a line You lean on the cart like a tired moon Orbiting aisles that are closing soon [Chorus] Cheap stars in a parking lot sky Hung on poles that will never ask why We stand there, plastic bags in our hands Making constellations out of oil and sand Cheap stars, but they shine just the same On every small and ordinary pain [Instrumental] [guitar and bass motif echoing the chorus rhythm] [Bridge] Someday we will live under kinder lights Windows open to forgiving nights But for now the glow of the grocery sign Paints your face in a crooked design You say "This is nothing" and stare at the ground I hear the cosmos in fluorescent sound If all we get is this cracked concrete I will still call it a galaxy [Chorus] Cheap stars in a parking lot sky Hung on poles that will never ask why We stand there, plastic bags in our hands Making constellations out of oil and sand Cheap stars, and for one quiet breath They turn our budget life into a crest [Outro] You slam the trunk, the light buzzes on Cheap stars watching as we drive home