Scotty

We said goodbye to you in the rain
To your reflection in a puddle of mud
The same afternoon
As another friend’s funeral a hundred miles away
And seven hours from home
And it hurts but I know
I wasn’t really expected to go
But I know if we had
Maybe you might’ve made it through
I’m on another overnight drive
With five more hours to go
It seems like we barely survived
Don’t know quite what to expect tomorrow
Because last night on the phone
We decided to move north together
So you could get the scene change that you need
And I could drown myself in the Willamette River
White knuckles on the steering wheel
Coughing up black smoke on an I-5 hill
And I’m begging under my breath
Please don’t break down again
Please don’t break down again
Please don’t break down again
Please don’t break down again
I’m in a stuffy too-small dorm room
You’re getting drunk in your garage alone
Try not to think about the miles between us
While we yell at each other on the phone
‘Cause I know in the end
It makes more sense to hate each other as friends
Yeah, I know in the end
It makes more sense to hate each other as friends
Engine shuddering under my feet
Grinding and coming apart somewhere on 80 East
And I’m whispering through clenched teeth
Please don’t break down again
Please don’t break down again
Please don’t break down again
Please don’t break down again
Do I miss you? Does it matter?
Well don’t you flatter yourself
Because there’s a hole in my heart and a weight on my chest
Like a four car collision on the interstate at 65 miles an hour
Please don’t break down again
(Please don’t break, you know better than to break down)
Well I guess it bears repeating
(Please don’t break, you know better than to break down)
Please don’t break down again
(Please don’t break, you know better than to break down)
'Cause it feels just like, just like
Please don’t break down again
(Please don’t break, you know better than to break down)
Please don’t break down again
(Please don’t break, you know better than to break down)
Please don’t break down again
(Please don’t break, you know better than to break down)
Please don’t break down again
Please don’t break, you know better than to break down