Shouldn’t I

Today is so full of the absence of you

Cold rain on the blazing cement 

And I’m there in the middle of it

Soaking it in, soaking it in

Shouldn’t I know better than to hang my hopes up high

Shouldn’t I be used to these storms in my sky

Oh shouldn’t I

Find myself searching the crowd for your face

Floating in whiskey and beer

Watching the love of my life

Crossing the street, so unaware

Shouldn’t I know better than to hang my hopes up high

Shouldn’t I be used to these storms in my sky

Oh shouldn’t I know that when threats come to blows I’ll be the one on the line

Oh shouldnt I 

String me along if you want to

I’ll tie a knot and I’ll keep hanging on

Cover me up like the kudzu 

Bury me in the lines of your songs

Shouldn’t I know better than to hang my hopes up high

Shouldn’t I be used to these storms in my sky

Oh shouldn’t I know that when threats come to blows I’ll be the one on the line

Oh shouldnt I see the impossibility of someone I love being mine

Oh shouldn’t I

String me along if you want to

I’ll tie a knot and I’ll keep hanging on

Cover me up like the kudzu 

Bury me in the lines of your songs