The Smith Street Band - When I Said Us I Meant Them lyrics
[The Smith Street Band - When I Said Us I Meant Them lyrics]
To get her home to her city
Driving through the darkness
Her lover passed out in the back
And as she drove through the country town
Without a thought of slowing down
I really hope she forced that
Television smile for me
A necklace and a set of keys
From a whirlwind tour of Sydney
And as the blood falls out my knees
I remember why I hate to sleep
Dreaming of car doors slamming
Waking up to him on a single bed
And when I said "us, " I meant "them, "
And when I said "them, " I meant "you, "
And when I said "you, " I meant "nothing, "
And when I said "me, " I meant "anyone, "
And when I said "Sam, " I meant "Tom, "
And when I said "Tom, " I meant "her, "
And when I said "us, " I meant "them"
And the community meant more to me
Than all the times that
I'd believed that we were one
Against a common enemy
She looked at me and said, "Darling
You make me so fucking scared, "
And I upped and left and she was standing
There on the same goddamn single bed
I get up, I got to work
Then I come back again
I spend my money on a place that
Lets me live closer to my job
So all this chest beating and fist pumping
Really means a whole fucking lot
This is all we have