Telescope

He watched the Bronco leave the driveway
 The day after he turned ten
 His dad said, "The band's booked up through Sunday"
 Ricky never saw him again
 His mother made excuses
 His brother got his wish
 Ricky just stared at the posters in his bedroom
 And started talkin' to his fish
 And whenever he thought he could untie these knots
 He didn't get too far
 The stronger the telescope
 The more stars there are
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 There were reports within the family
 There were rumors at his school
 Deadbeat dad got stuck in Calgary
 Cleanin' swimmin' pools
 But Ricky had some questions
 He couldn't get it through his head
 How a father so drunk on his own destiny
 Could end up like this instead
 The boy could feel himself get older
 With each shot in the dark
 The stronger the telescope
 The more stars there are
 The stronger the telescope
 The more stars there are
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 Now Ricky's in a trailer outside Albany
 And he spends all his nights alone
 With a penchant for conspiracy
 And his take home methadone
 But he hasn't been forgotten
 His hometown speculates
 If the world had just got to him too early
 Or if it got to him too late
 And the more time they give each explanation
 The more it comes apart
 The stronger the telescope
 The more stars there are
 The stronger the telescope
 The more stars there are
 The more stars there are
 The more stars there are