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von Bash & Pop

Alone you′re walking in your stride
You watch the tide roll out to sea
You stumble through the days
No thought to think successfully
Though your crumpled dollar bills
They never lend a hand you're bound
I see you every single morning
′Cause we walk the same ground

You looked so bold when they were laughin' at ya
You played so rough when they were dyin' to meet ya
But you know as well as I
When your makeup runs it′s time

To take a long hard look
And take the shortcut through the dirt


You call your mother on the phone
You tell her you′re engaged
Though there really is no man
Proposal's written in ashtray sand
With the hope that she′d be proud
Of how her baby's grown
She couldn′t say a word

And it seems so wrong when you think about it
And you can tell she ain't laughin′ 'bout it
But you know as well as I
When your makeup runs it's time

To take a long hard look
And take the shortcut through the dirt

She really wants a ride
That no one′s willing to give
And if I′d learned to drive
I'd take her for a spin

Alone you′re walking in your stride
You watch the tide roll out to sea
You stumble through the days
No thought to think successfully
Though your crumpled dollar bills
They never lend a hand you're bound
I see you every single morning
′Cause we walk the same ground


You looked so bold when they were laughin' at ya
You played so rough when they were dyin′ to meet ya
But you know as well as I
When your makeup runs it's time

To take a long hard look
And take the shortcut through the dirt

Oh, take a long hard look
And take the shortcut through the dirt