Kevin Morby - Piss River lyrics

I saw you coming so I got to running
Like hell I could tell that
You played for keeps
Now I live on a boat that sit's on a moat
On top of piss river, outside your castle
And when death comes 'round
We all sing, "Oh, what an asshole"
He stirs quite the fuss and
He cause quite the hassle
We all buy black suit's as
Our lives go on mute
And meet under the belfry to
Cry and say sorry

And oh my God mama, I’m scared
"I know you are, baby i am scared, too"

Do you want to play chess inside my chest?
You move, I move, you choose, I choose
And who, who, who? I beg like an owl
As I sit on my perch and I stare and I scowl
I know I left you, but I cannot forget you
Now I only know how to harm or upset you
See, I came for your love
But I stayed for your anger
And you rocked me, mama
Like a babe in a manger

And oh my God mama, I'm angry
"I know you are, darling
But she's angry, too" and oh my God
Mama, at who? "Oh, Kevin
She’s angry at you"

I tried to pray
But I didn't know what to say
So I just mumbled some names
I said, "I hope they're okay, " then "amen"
They were the names of my family and friends
Oh, the planet's so lonely and
The planet's so cold
And if I'm so lucky, I'll die when I'm old
I pray no disaster, no fire, no rain
And I pray that no devil gets inside my brain
As the world does it's twirl ’tween
The moon and the sun
Casting clock shadows beyond everyone
And the hours devour us
As I stare out my window, as I ride this bus
And man, it goes fast, and man, what a blur
But I’d ride it the same, oh, just as it were
It's that feeling in my stomach
When the light was low
And I’d get warm in my chest
When my heart would slow
And that feeling in my head
When that music played
Get dizzy in my soul from
The glad song they sang
What a dream to have ever
Felt the air so warm
What a dream to have even ever been born

And oh my God oh, mama, I love you
And oh my God "Oh, baby, oh, darling
I love you, too
And I know that you know that I do"

I saw you coming so I got to running
But next time, I'll stay put