People of Substance

[Verse 1]
Dana, I don't get depressed anymore
Except possibly this December at the Delaware shore
Maybe missing numbers on the motel doors
The toy section at this drug store

Otherwise, I'm pretty much cured
Getting out of bed before noon now
Gonna find a new place pretty soon now
The whole thing's moving uptown

I'm sorry about the way that I scared you
I'm sorry that I wasn't in church since
Spent way too much time with people
Without any substance

I've decided I'm gonna push forward
I'm committed to making the change
But you gotta remember
I never go out in the rain, and it's been raining all day

[Verse 2]
And my jacket got nicked from the coat check
The curtains can't keep out the gray
The umbrellas that you get at the drug store
Always blow the wrong way

Dana, I don't drink nearly as much
One or two nights of the week at the most
I know I used to be such a monster
The city's still lousy with ghosts

I'm sorry about that fight in the taxi
Y'know, that probably just wasn't my night
If you'd just agree to come see me
I could try to make it all right

I've decided I'm gonna back off now
Heard you turned that old boy into a husband
Now you're out in the county
Hanging out with some people of substance

[Instrumental break]

[Verse 3]
Dana, I'm done with the breakdowns
But the winter's pretty weird at the shore
You never really told me what it was you cut me off for
And I'm still not sure

So I've decided that I'd call and just check in
If I was good enough for you back then
You shouldn't be ashamed to bring me around
To your new friends

I've been asking around
For some sort of system to trust in
Maybe you could put me in touch
With some people of substance
Spent way too much time with people
Without any substance