You make your way through endless night You place the blame on rotting eyes I need to feed the wavering light I need to think it's right this time I wanna watch it all burn You're a quiet little animal, And you're leading me in You're a quiet little animal, And I need it Don't change your mind, I need it (everyone I know eventually will see their way out) I wanna watch it all burn

I'm not supposed to be thinking 'bout you, lying here in this bed Too much has gone wrong and we should move on That's what we both said There's a million reasons why we said goodbye Why we couldn't try, couldn't fight for it anymore Put your ring in the back of the dresser drawer And we closed that door So why am I 2 A.M. pickin' up my phone And you're standin' in my porch light Backsliding Wearin' your old t-shirt in the mornin', it feels so right Backsliding We say we won't, But then we do the same old thing fallin' right back in Say it's gonna be the last time Backsliding, I'm backsliding Backsliding, I'm backsliding Well, I heard that you've been hangin' around with someone new Yeah, word gets around in such a small town Bet you heard I'm seein' someone too There's a million reasons why we should be happy Not lookin' back, livin' in the past anymore But they ain't addin' up, I guess they ain't enough 'Cause here I am At 2 A.M. pickin' up my phone And you're standin' in my porch light Backsliding Wearin' your old t-shirt in the mornin', it feels so right Backsliding We say we won't, but then We do the same old thing fallin' right back in Say it's gonna be the last time Backsliding, I'm backsliding Backsliding, I'm backsliding And we keep pushing, pulling back, sliding Pushing, pulling, slipping back, sliding I keep asking myself, keep asking myself Why do I need you and nobody else? If we're not meant to be then why do we keep backsliding? And why am I 2 A.M. pickin' up my phone And you're standin' in my porch light Backsliding Wearin' your old t-shirt in the mornin', it feels so right Backsliding We say we won't, oh but then we do, yeah The same old thing fallin' right back in Say it's gonna be the last time Backsliding, I'm backsliding Yeah, yeah I'm backsliding, yeah Backsliding Why do we keep backsliding? I can't help it, I'm backsliding I need you, I'm back sliding Why do we keep backsliding? Backsliding Backsliding Backsliding Backsliding

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Red sun, saltwater dripping, haze Stick-shift, summer Sahara, chains We ain't alone Blue lights on the horizon Dust clouds filling the sky If they get the cuffs on us It's 25 to life Run, run, your own direction And I'll lead 'em down a different road Take the gun, hide the car and the money I'll meet you in Mexico Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Look for the golden sombrero Puerto Nuevo west Blondes had a little too much fun I'll be brunette Adiós 'til then Blue lights on the horizon Dust clouds filling the sky If they get the cuffs on us It's 25 to life Run, run, your own direction And I'll lead 'em down a different road Take the gun, hide the car and the money I'll meet you in Mexico Oh, oh, oh Whoa Run, run, run Blue lights on the horizon Dust clouds filling the sky If they get the cuffs on us It's 25 to life Run, run, your own direction And I'll lead 'em down a different road Take the gun, hide the car and the money I'll meet you in Mexico Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Crossing that border; passport says Jane Doe For a little while, baby, just lay low Oh-oh-oh, I'll meet you in Mexico Suntan, seaside, feeling that breeze blow We'll be sipping that smooth Don Julio Oh-oh-oh, I'll meet you in Mexico, yeah Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh