in the dust (Baylox Cover)

[Intro — acoustic guitar, light percussion] For your sake, don’t need the migraine Lovin’ on me is like speedin’ on a highway You’re bound to crash, foot down on the gas You think I’m something worth running toward Baby, I’ve been running twice as fast [Verse 1] I know exactly what you’re seeing A little damage dressed up like a deeper meaning You think the locked door makes you want the room Like getting through to me means I belong to you Girl, I’m not twenty anymore There’s nothing you could show me I ain’t seen before Got a PhD in human psyche You think you like me But you don’t You’re in love with the way I make you feel Kissin’ on me like we sat and cut a deal Don’t confuse my loneliness for an invitation Don’t make a future out of one good conversation You can love the songs, you can love the scars Just don’t start believing you know where they are [Pre-Chorus] I know how this ends before it starts You get close enough to memorize my heart Then I find some reason distance makes more sense And lose another good thing in self-defense [Chorus — full band] ‘Cause I already lost the one that I love If you come come close I’ll leave you in the dust I already lost the one that I love If you come come close I’ll leave you in the dust [Verse 2 — drums pull back, acoustic guitar driving] I had a weird dream, thought I could chase it All around the West Coast, get on a stage at Coachella But dreams are just dreams, they’re dirty little things Seduce you with hope, crush you with pain So I hit the road again, a couple gallons of gas and a prayer Seattle to Florida, a million stops in between A couple of dollars, Door Dashing lonely songs Got one call from Dad, still haven’t been back to see Mom I’m a tired singer-songwriter, look in my eyes closely You’ll see a fire Everybody I met along my path Would always ask me, “Where’s your dad?” So I shattered my heart in two By choice, I left the girl I knew It was all for the craft, I never realized Thousands of hours I’ll never get back I got what I wanted, that’s the worst part Put miles on the road, put numbers on the songs Learned how to make strangers sing along Still couldn’t make the right one stay [Pre-Chorus] I thought the road would make it worth it Thought the songs would make it right Thought I’d recognize the moment The sacrifice became my life [Chorus — heavier] ‘Cause I already lost the one that I love If you come come close I’ll leave you in the dust I already lost the one that I love If you come come close I’ll leave you in the dust [Verse 3 — close vocal, restrained] Somebody already had the combination Before I turned leaving into self-preservation I traded something real for something I could chase Now every crowded room just wears a different face And being wanted isn’t being known You can sell a room out, still go home alone Success is just a number when there’s nobody to call Getting what you asked for doesn’t mean you won at all So don’t tell me maybe you’re the exception I’ve heard hope dressed up in every inflection You see a man you think you could save I see another name I’m gonna carry to the grave You tell yourself it’s temporary Just one more town, just one more year Till the person you were doing it for Ain’t waiting when you finally get there [Bridge — half-time, almost spoken] Was it worth it? Don’t ask me that. I can tell you every room I’ve played Every mile, every mistake I’ve made Every door I kicked until it moved But ask me what it cost And I’ll lie to you ‘Cause I know exactly what I chose I just didn’t know what choosing meant Till everything I wanted came And everything I loved had left [Build — drums returning] Maybe that’s the joke of it You spend your whole life getting somewhere Then turn around to show somebody And there’s nobody standing there [Final Chorus — full band, breaking vocal] ‘Cause I already lost the one that I love If you come come close I’ll leave you in the dust I already lost the one that I love If you come come close I’ll leave you in the dust ‘Cause I already lost the one that I love If you come come close I’ll leave you in the dust I already lost the one that I love If you come come close I’ll leave you in the dust [Outro — everything cuts except acoustic guitar] I had a weird dream. Thought I could chase it. [pause] I got what I wanted. That’s the worst part.