Strangers In a Car - Marc Cohn

You've got a razor tongue And your words cut me open, bloody and broken Let's let this soak in I thought I'd never wanna see you again But I saw you again last night And now I'm gonna do what I said I'd never do I'm throwing all my pride away and crawling back to you If breaking all my rules is something that I have to do, Then I hope you break yours too (do you remember saying) Our goodbyes in your room We'll pack our things and leave, come back next year to see the Strangers that we've let ourselves become One last goodbye on the Shoulder you cried on, let You dry your eyes on my Blue shirt that you loved I know that you'll sleep fine without me by your side Without me by your side I took the long way to your house so I could see if your light was on, in your bedroom And now I know that you're the one who I'll compare everyone else to My heart is black and blue, we're getting older too And keeping everything inside is something that I do We used to make this happen We used to make this - Happen (Think back on everything we said) Everything that we abandoned The swings behind your house might as well be broken now We were lying to ourselves One last goodbye on the Shoulder you cried on, let You dry your eyes on my Blue shirt that you loved I know that you'll sleep fine without me by your side Without me by your side And there's just some things about me That you will never understand Things will never go back to the way that they used to be Things will never go back to the way that they used to be

Splintered piece of glass falls in the seat, gets caught Broken windows, open locks, reminders of the youth we lost In trying so hard to look away from you We followed white lines to the sunset Crash my car everyday the same way Time to let this pass (The time it takes, the time it takes to let go) Time runs through our veins (It starts and stops and starts and stops again) We don't stand a chance in this threadbare time (The time it takes, the time it takes to let go) Time to let this pass (The time it takes, the time it takes to let go) Staring at the setting sun No reason to come back again The twilight world in blue and white The needle and the damage done I don't want to feel this way forever A dead letter marked return to sender Broken watch you gave me turns into compass It's two hands still point to the same time 12:03 Our last goodbye So push the seats back a little further I can see the headlights coming So push the seats back a little further Roll the windows down and take a breath I can see the headlights coming They paint the world in red and broken glass Time to let this pass (The time it takes, the time it takes to let go) Time runs through our veins (It starts and stops and starts and stops again) We don't stand a chance in this threadbare time (The time it takes, the time it takes to let go) Time to let this pass (The time it takes, the time it takes to let go) Staring at the setting sun No reason to come back again The twilight world in blue and white The needle and the damage done I don't want to feel this way forever A dead letter marked return to sender Spinning hubcaps set the tempo For the music of the broken window Cameras on the cameras click We open up the lens and can't stop Staring at the setting sun No reason to come back again The twilight world in blue and white The needle and the damage done I don't want to feel this way forever Lights are on, and the cameras click We open up the lens (to broken glass) Staring at the setting sun (and it's over) No reason to come back again (in a flash) The twilight world in blue and white (and I'll never) The needle and the damage done (ever understand) I don't want to feel this way forever (understanding) A dead letter marked return to sender (in a car crash, in a car crash) In a crash

Strangers in space Passing through time Travellers in haste Partners in crime Trace of a feeling Trace of regret Hard to remember Hard to forget Something uncovered Something unsaid Strangely repeated Long ago dead Trace of the feeling Trace of regret Hard to remember Hard to forget Strangers in space Travellers in time Passing in haste Partners in crime Trace of a feeling Trace of regret Hard to remember Hard to forget Fruits of discovery Some distant form Something repeated, whoa Something reborn Trace of a feeling Trace of regret Hard to remember Hard to forget Trace of a feeling Trace of regret Hard to remember Hard to forget Something uncovered Something unsaid Strangely repeated Long ago Trace of a feeling Trace of regret Hard to remember Hard to forget Trace of a feeling Trace of regret

I was driving down Ninth Avenue As the sky was getting dark Didn't have nothin' else to do So I kept on riding to Battery Park I stepped out in the damp and misty night As the fog was rolling in Man said, "Last boat leaving tonight Is the boat for Ellis Island" As my feet touched solid ground I felt a chill run down my spine I could almost hear the sound Of thousands pushing through the lines Mothers and bewildered wives That sailed across the raging sea Others running for their lives To the land of opportunity Down on Ellis Island "What is this strange paradise?" They must've wondered through their cries and moans After all they've sacrificed Their faith, their families, friends and homes Then on the Inspection Stairs They were counted out or counted in Frozen while the inspectors stared Down on Ellis Island Now me I only stumbled in Just to wander around that empty hall Where someone else's fate had been Decided in no time at all And cases filled with hats and clothes And the belongings of those who journeyed far They're strange reminders I suppose Of where we're from and who we are But as the boat pulled off the shore I could see the fog was lifting And lights I never seen before Were shining down on Ellis Island Shining down on Ellis Island