April

Well your smile's been broken by
 a hundred cloudy days
 you're heading down to California
 because the living is easy there
 nobody knows your name
 but it's only time before they find you
 Cause you just can't name your enemies
 when you don't know what they've done
 you get so strung out on all their gossip
 it becomes your only source of fun
 But April yeah you're doing fine
 writing down your column in the Portland times
 listening to the records of the friends you've known
 trying to hear their stories and the truths they've told
 And the sun falls fast in the winter sky
 but these clouds are going to stay a while
 try your best to show a smile now
 April
 Well It gets so dark down there
 in your basement room
 sometimes its days before the sun shines
 and you get so tired there
 your bed fits like a womb
 sometimes its hard to see the point in trying
 But you stay that way
 when you stay alone
 you don't answer the door
 you don't pick up the phone
 and the smoke turns the room a hazy blue
 those old habits
 they fall over you
 But April yeah you're doing fine
 writing down your column in the Portland times
 listening to the records of the friends you've known
 trying to hear their stories and the truths they've told
 And the sun falls fast in the winter sky
 but these clouds are going to stay a while
 try your best to show a smile now
 April
 try your best to show a smile now
 April
 try your best to show a smile now
 April