Sometimes when the wheels slow down,
I wonder where I've been
They say it's a real cool town,
but I don't know what they mean
She stood by the station sign
and she faded out of sight
Let's drink to a better time
and a brighter light
All at once
The garbage in the river
Drifting past my eyes
The shits I used to give her,
the pretty plastic lies
Floating on the water,
which somehow seemed to rise
Above her father's daughter
I tried to avoid her gaze
where the guilty ones were named
I thought of a thousand ways
to reallocate the blame
I laughed and I played it dumb
and I prayed for common sense
But I know when the time will come
I got no defense
All at once,
the garbage hit the river
Drifting past my eyes
The shit I used to give her
The pretty plastic lies
They were floating on the water
And somehow seemed to rise
The love of all is lost in the rain
She asked for a simple life
and a hand to put her head in
She wound up with a ruby cube
and a lack of understanding
Now she's crashing on the landing
Maybe when I split the scene
I mislaid my lucky charm
Maybe this is all a dream
and I'll wake up in her arms
Maybe when the new day dawns
it'll all be gone away
Maybe I will be reborn on a sunny day
All at once
Garbage in the river
Drifting past my eyes
The shit I used to give her
The pretty plastic lights
Floating on the water
Which somehow seem to rise
But the father's not dead