Defiance, Ohio - Calling Old Friends lyrics
[Defiance, Ohio - Calling Old Friends lyrics]
The roads that stretch ahead of us
The roads that led us here
Singing traditional renditions of the songs
We sang last year
And though these times have made us stronger
The outcome's no more clear
Calling old friends to make sure they're real
Talking, talking just to feel
That sense of home you lost
When you left last year
Distance is just numbers on a dashboard
Hours thinking about
Nothing but the transmission stutter you fear
I remember what you whispered in my ear
And all those things we tried so
Hard to never have to hear
Like, "Kids, tighten up
Start saving for the golden years"
Well, that picture, it fades day by day and
The outcome's not so clear
Don't think I'll see you around this winter
And my tongue's stuck full of splinters
'Cause, I'm embarrassed to admit
What I've been thinking
Hope keeps some afloat, but for me
It's no lifeboat the tighter I hold
On the deeper down I'm sinking
I tried to put my finger on it
But I gave it my whole arm
I reached out with good intentions
But it only did more harm
We find ourselves alone ever since
The day we're born
And we seek someone to sew sutures
In the places that we're torn
The roads that led us here
Singing traditional renditions of the songs
We sang last year
And though these times have made us stronger
The outcome's no more clear
Calling old friends to make sure they're real
Talking, talking just to feel
That sense of home you lost
When you left last year
Distance is just numbers on a dashboard
Hours thinking about
Nothing but the transmission stutter you fear
I remember what you whispered in my ear
And all those things we tried so
Hard to never have to hear
Like, "Kids, tighten up
Start saving for the golden years"
Well, that picture, it fades day by day and
The outcome's not so clear
Don't think I'll see you around this winter
And my tongue's stuck full of splinters
'Cause, I'm embarrassed to admit
What I've been thinking
Hope keeps some afloat, but for me
It's no lifeboat the tighter I hold
On the deeper down I'm sinking
I tried to put my finger on it
But I gave it my whole arm
I reached out with good intentions
But it only did more harm
We find ourselves alone ever since
The day we're born
And we seek someone to sew sutures
In the places that we're torn