The Books Beside Her Bed - Howie Beck

You took her down to the basement Seventeen but I was your friend You think I never ever knew I knew what happened Ten years go by but I'm still a child You can

All you see is all I meant to be I wasted 3 weeks for nothing And all I know is that you never showed You're not what you seem to be You're so hollow

Running away from yourself You got lost Where no one could find you For any cost You were blind you counted the loss That was behind you I was thinking about th

Just follow me That's what she said I would have done anything to rest my head So I walked all night Trying not to be blind On the freeway Blow through my mind

Now I'm standing where we used to stand And I'm proud enough to not go to my knees Cuz I'm strong like an empty bottle Every night it seems I just have the same

Sucking on a word to spit it out You never say much but you talk so loud Nothing's ever done since you're back around And I just can't wait till you're falling

Walking home home at 3 a m Looking at my empty hands Think about this emptyness In an empty parking lot I sat in the only spot Remembering what I forgot Falling

Floating along You couldn't see the land so you gave in So you gave in You dropped your head below until there was no way to swim You couldn't see the waves and