Indications

I know that it's possible that you're back in the hospital
 And your phone's out of juice and that's why you couldn't respond
 I disappear into songs while I wait for the train
 And I sing to myself and find ways to spend all my change
 Turns out these big black cars aren't really so fancy
 There's smoke in the seats and the drivers, they get so enraged
 I'm sure that wherever it is that you are isn't lonely
 But I'm hoping it's safe
 Yeah, I'm hoping it's safe
 You know what they say
 I think it's quite likely that you're out in the booths by the back
 Draining away what's left of the late afternoon
 In the absence of you, this place just feels huge
 It's too much for just me but right now I don't want to move
 Sometimes it feels like these buildings, they keep me in shadows
 Sometimes it seems like they're whispering something that hurts
 I hope you'll commit to stay on that new medication
 You gave me your word
 Yeah, you gave me your word
 But now here's what I heard
 They sent me your card, it tore me apart
 We ate at the bar, they picked up the check
 They wrecked any chance of this year being the one
 Some days just don't come, it's a lie like the train
 Stand by the stairs, watch the week wash away
 Saw your sister at Bourbon, she says that you're mostly okay
 She said when she saw you at Christmas you seemed pretty healthy
 That you live with your folks and work at a kitchenware store
 She thinks that your friend with the death wish went back to Ohio
 But she's not really sure
 She's not really sure
 But that's what she heard
 Remember when we used to joke you had psychic awarenesses?
 Did you ever predict we'd split into two different dreams?
 Maybe these big black cars are some indication
 Of what it means to be free
 Of what it means to be free
 What it means to be free