HERE'S A NOTE FROM THE SORRY ME
FOR THE ONE WHO KEEPS YOU ON YOUR KNEES
PRAYING FOR SUNLIGHT TO PART HIS CLOUDED SEA
HE'S ALL TALK WHEN I SELDOM SPEAK
PUTS THE PEN TO PAPER HEARTS TO WATCH THEM BLEED
'TIL SOME NIGHTS, I DON'T FEEL A THING
I KNOW IT'S NOT ALRIGHT
BUT I MIGHT LOSE MY HEAD
AND WAKE UP LIKE A STRANGER IN OUR BED
WHO CAN'T BELIEVE THE THINGS THEY SAY I SAID
HERE'S A TOAST, YOU'RE THE CATHY'S CLOWN
NO NEED TO ASK WHO'S CRYING NOW
WHEN IT'S LONG AFTER MIDNIGHT
AND I'M OUT LOSING SLEEP
I'M SEEING RED AS I PAINT THIS TOWN
I ALWAYS FORGET YOU 'TIL I COME BACK DOWN
CHASING DAWN WITH MY HEADLIGHTS
TO CRAWL IN LIKE A CREEP
I KNOW IT'S A HARD RIGHT
BUT I'LL TRY LEFT INSTEAD
UNWINDING UP A STRANGER IN OUR BED
WHO CAN'T BELIEVE A THING THEY SAY I SAID
YOU CAN CHANGE THE LOCKS AND TOSS THE KEY
BUT HERE IT COMES, THE APOLOGY
THEN THE WRECKAGE OF LAST NIGHT
LYING AT YOUR FEET
I'M THE CULPRIT, YEAH, I'M TO BLAME
BUT YOU'RE THE VICTIM WHEN I TOUCH THE FLAME
IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME RIDE
THE SAME FAMILIAR STREETS
AND I KNOW THESE ARE LAST RITES
GOODNIGHTS, TORN TO SHREDS
SUDDENLY THE DANGER'S REAL AHEAD
I KNOW I'M NOT ALRIGHT
SO I'LL FIGHT TO KEEP MY HEAD
DONE WAKING UP A STRANGER IN OUR BED
WHO CAN'T BELIEVE A WORD THEY SAY I SAID
Tom Heyman documents life in San Francisco circa 2023, refusing to succumb to easy characterization & instead capturing the city’s nuance. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 22, 2023