“Dead Oaks,” a brief but powerful ballad, details the writer’s longing to return to their former significant other who is now distant from the writer. The theme of sleep (or lack thereof) that runs through most of this album appears again in this song.
[Verse]
I can't feel your bones, but I can see them
And I can't call you up without a reason
I can take a thousand miles
And I can drive for hours
To your house in the summer
But I could stay for longer
If you wanted me to
[Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, I've been up
And, oh-oh, I don't sleep enough
And, oh-oh, I know we don't talk as much
But I can hear you still
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, I've been up
And, oh-oh, I don't sleep enough
And, oh-oh, I know we don't talk as much
But I can hear you still
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, I've been up
And, oh-oh, I don't sleep enough
And, oh-oh, I know we don't talk as much
[Outro]
But I can hear your voice on the phone
When you're up all alone
In your room
'Cause I am up too
Dead Oaks was written by Jess Abbott & Brad Hale & KC Rae.
Dead Oaks was produced by Howard Redekopp.