The Smith Street Band - When I Said Us I Meant Them lyrics

It took a photograph of her and me
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