Smokestacks On The Skyline

Smokestacks on the skyline

Barely made it in on time

For load in and another late night of make-believe

And it's sound check if that's what you call it

Two drink tickets and an empty wallet

Waitin' around for a coincidental anybody

The bartender doesn't wanna talk

How many have tried to walk the walk?

Seen it once, you've seen 'em all

Better left alone

Callin' home's easier not to do

When you ain't got nobody waitin' on you

How many white lies can you tell someone over the phone?

There's a couple of hot dog hills that I would die on

The secret's in the way you roll your eyes

And I'm tired of window shoppin' just to try on

A new pair of shoes for the same old bad disguise

How many friends can you burn through?

They don't make 'em like they used to

You're gonna hit the dirt if you keep lookin' behind

So you settled down and sold the gear

It never took you all that far from here

But when the deal went down, it got you out of a bind

There's a couple of hot dog hills that I would die on

It ain't much to you, but I'm gettin' along just fine

And you've been parkin' all your troubles on the front lawn

And givin' everybody a generous piece of your mind

You been givin' everybody a piece of your mind

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Smokestacks on the skyline

Leavin' town in the mornin' time

Lickin' familiar wounds and lookin' for a bite

It wasn't like we had much else to do

Maybe we were just tryin' to

Come up with some kind of proof

That we were alive