The sun came down like a fever

Lit up the receiver

When the cars and cycles passed

I picked all of my things up and set out to meet up

Night was strung-out on display in front of the driveway

We had no other choice

She was making decisions on making incisions



She waited 'till they were sleeping

Went in for the key ring

And the maps and medicine

She swallowed a handful as we hit the gravel



And we set off like a fire alarm

On a one-way armed with broken arms

And an old life you can tear apart

When you're running away

And it's a lost cause

But it's all we got

As we move on like a spinning top

You've got to swear you'll never slow it down if I wanna stop

Tell me that my heart is beaten black

Nothing gets me started quite like that



Heading into the blackness

My head spinning faster

Than the tires on the road

She had friends in the next state

I got lost in the airwaves

They were all dilated when we finally made it

With maps and medicine

She was getting directions or making connections



So we cut out like a broken beer

Now your hometown looks so insincere

As it shines off of your rear view mirror

When you're running away

And it's a lost cause but it's all we got

As we move on like a spinning top

You've got to swear you'll never slow it down if I wanna stop

Tell me that my heart is beaten black

Nothing gets me started quite like that



And we set off like a fire alarm

On a one-way armed with broken arms

And an old life you can tear apart

When you're running away

And it's a lost cause

But it's all we got

As we move on like a spinning top

You've got to swear you'll never slow it down if I wanna stop

Tell me that my heart is beaten black

Nothing gets me started quite like that

Tell me that my heart is beaten black

Nothing gets me started quite like that