1930

Give me mercy and a minute now
 I'm a bleed a little poison out
 I'm a cry a little river down
 And then I'm setting this whole thing on fire
 And I'm burning up the night she died
 And I'm putting every last picture aside
 I'm gonna say what I need to say
 In my very last letter to you
 Cause you always made it clear
 Said that you'd never be my pain
 So here's to you and your bright baby blues
 And just a pause to cool the refrain
 And you said you were satisfied
 And now this body's just waiting to die
 And that you missed him sometimes but you said it's alright
 It's just a whole lot harder alone
 But I wish you knew her now
 She's a better side of me now
 And I'm doing the best I can
 It's what you wanted
 And I see you like you were there
 And I know just how you'd smile
 Mary, you looked just like it was 1930 that night
 But here the nights they will eat you alive
 But I won't give in tonight
 You said it's not worth my time
 And not to regard them
 And not to settle just a piece of mind
 But I can wait it out all night
 If you'll just keep breathing
 But Mary I found a sound
 And this heart keeps pouring it out
 And the glory hasn't come and it's probably gonna fade
 Like the tattoo that hides this shame
 And the reasons always fade
 And the pain gets out some day
 And I'm saying my goodbyes to your deep blue eyes
 Cause I don't know how to say stay still in the pain
 But I wish you knew her now
 She's a better side of me now
 And I'm doing the best I can
 It's what you wanted
 And I see you like you were there
 And I know just how you'd smile
 Mary, you looked just like it was 1930 that night
 If I recall the last thing you said to me
 Before it broke up, before it took you from me
 And you said "I love you more than the stars in the sky
 But your name just escapes me tonight"