Secondhand Skies

In leftover sunshine
Under secondhand skies
I used to walk with this girl
But now she's hiding her eyes
From all of the things
That I've wished we could be
But still I can't help but wonder
If she's thinking of me

She’s got her head in the clouds
And her eyes underground
Won’t believe what she hears
But it’s getting her down

Once in a while she speaks to me
In something more than words
I remember and understand
But I don’t deserve

And she said
“Why did you have to get in the way?”
I’ve been here wide awake for days
The weeks go by and things don’t change
But I sure hope it’s just a phase

She’s got leather and argile
And she’s got moods to match
She can talk so soft
It’s like trying to catch
A radio station
80 miles away
Playing your favourite song
Seven times a day

And all the things that make us
Always talk to our shoes
Will be lying forgotten
At the latest news

And she said:
“Why do you have to get in the way?”
I’ve been here wide awake for days
The weeks go by and things don’t change
But I sure hope it’s just a phase

Ooh, I hope it happens tonight
Ooh, she’s so heavy, she’s so light
Ooh, I hope it happens tonight
Ooh , she’s so heavy, she’s so light

She’s not looking to me
She’s not looking to me
She’s not looking to me
‘Cause she thinks she’s alright

We’ve got smoke in our lungs
And wind in our hair
When we answer the phone
There’s nobody there
Our transistor taxi
Goes out to the shore
And on the way back
Someone's closing the door

Crumpled paper and mixtapes
Saved over a year
Lie gathering dust
Until they disappear
It seems like a lifetime
Since we left this place
But yesterday evening
We were face to face



So she said
“Why did you have to get in the way?”
I’ve been here wide awake for days
The weeks go by and things don’t change
But I sure hope it’s just a phase

Ooh, I hope it happens tonight
Ooh, she’s so heavy, she’s so light
Ooh, I hope it happens tonight
Ooh , she’s so heavy, she’s so light