O Michelle
I'm coming down to see you
tonight is bruise black swelling goals and glee
I was in bed
but I had the dream again
where I drive us off the cliff to the ravine
and the car, a chevy
blue like the one in the photo of your father and you
blue like the label on the beer you always choose
blue like me and you Michelle
O Michelle
I went looking for the river
but I only made it to the railroad
there were these candles there 
and some days ago cut flowers
for the guy who had the knife there by his friend
and my eyes could not adjust to the flames against the leaves
someone was watching from nearby
and I heard a phone chime from shallow in the trees
I had to come see you Michelle
O Michelle
we are trafficking in wonder
worshipping the wounds upon your cheek
just kiss me shy and I will love you
like a lamprey in the cool cool water in the creek
tornadoes transform into leaders changed
everyone we love will break on us like wings
so take your hands 
and cover up your eyes and your face
tell me what you see now Michelle
O Michelle
uh the first line might come too late
so lets out drive the headlights in the stars
the roof held but only to the rain fell
now its leaking love inside my captain's car
and I tossed my chevrons out the window on the way over to you
uncle Sam he could meet me by the treehouse
he denying your husband
we can work it out like men
but we won't end up, bye
O Michelle
I can't say the things that I've seen 
from the time that I was gone and then returned
but I got 5000 bucks
and a full tank of gas
and the stars and stripes reached out with a cigarette butt
if we leave right now we'll be there by morning 
there'll be an anywhere but here
we can make a new start, we can make up new names
job already picked, yours Michelle