october '98 Lyrics

The summer we stopped sitting on the porch

Couldn't keep my hopes up anymore

To go back to before

What am I waiting for?

Someone else's tires on the drive

Keeping every shred of hope alive

That I'd be your first call

For anything at all

But oh, you left me stranded

On the curbside of my childhood, empty handed

And oh, where's my friend at now

Wait for you to call me on the phone (Wait for you to call me on the phone)

Think by now I'm good at being alone

Does that make an easy mark?

Gritting my teeth too hard

Give it just a little time, I know (Give it just a little time I know)

I'll remember that October glow

Or fly too close to the sun, mmm

I could burn for anyone

But oh, you left me stranded

In the leather of the front seat, like you planned it

And oh, where's my friend at now

Never mind the sudden slow of days

Or any part that cracked along the way

We'll fix it all the same

Band-aid and lemonade

But oh, you left me stranded

We were just running through the backyard with abandon

And oh, where's my friend at now