You see it. You freeze. Smile dies, Shaky knees

You see it. You freeze. Smile dies, Shaky knees

You see it. You freeze. Smile dies, Shaky knees.
There is a path where I slash your tires and smash your gear
Where I wait in the alley with a bat and all your broken promises near
I chose a softer end, if you can even call it that
Left you alive with the truth hanging over you like a baseball bat.

Missing poster stapled on a cracked brick wall
My face staring back at a scene that never made that call
You lost me long before I left
that is the part you will not say
I was gone the first time you brushed my worth away.

One day, years from now
when your crowd thins out and your phone stays dim
You will see someone like me slip away and feel that chill in your limbs.