Lori McKenna - The Lot Behind St. Mary's lyrics

We wanted to know when we'd be free
What life looked like on the
Other side of that sanctuary
Believin' somehow we'd make them proud
Knowin' the sins they made and figuring
We could stay on common ground

Cigarette smoke in an August sky
Drinkin' the beers you convinced your
Older brother to buy
We hadn't make any of our mistakes
Our world was in the
Cradle but innocence was[
Wasn't?] in the grave

And I know we can't go back in time
But every now and then you look at
Me and I know you wonder why
We can't get back to when
September was our only adversary
In the lot behind St mary's

Well I thought I'd be all you'd need
But, your heart was in the dark
And mine was in the weeds
I'm sure the dreamer who
Built the first trapeze
Fell in love with someone who grew
To resent the goddamn thing

And I know we can't go back in time
But every now and then you look at
Me as if to wonder why
We can't get back to the love we
Made before our teenage dreams were buried
In the lot behind St mary's st mary's

A nightlight glowed in the rectory
We told ourselves the pastor
Must be sound asleep
But now we're old enough to
Know he never slept
And that God's love is almighty
But our love is just bones and flesh

And I know we can't go back in time
But every now and then you you reach for
Me and I close my eyes and try
To get back to that summer and
The blue jeans we were wearin'
In the lot behind St mary's st mary's