Postcards

[Verse 1]
Oh, the places we've never been
Southampton to Switzerland
I guess we'll just go by your word
That the nighttime feels wide open
Like it's all about to happen
And the sellers in the markets
You didn't notice till you did

Yeah, we got your postcard
We taped it to the fridge

[Verse 2]
Oh, the places we'll never go
Poughkeepsie and the Panhandle Coast
Though I'd like to put a foot in the ocean
But the cigs are at the Speedway
And the bottle's up at Zipp's
And her eyes got kind of yellow
She didn't notice till I did

The doctor says it's up to her
To change the way she lives
The change it spends the same way as the paper

[Chorus]
And the faces at the bus stop
They get swept away like sawdust
The places we won't go
Will still be there without us
You barely even notice
And it never much gets mentioned
In a postcard from a place we've never been

[Verse 3]
I worked in the kitchens then
I was sort of a metalhead
Here's a picture where I still had the hair
It was tragic but so gradual
It started really casual
Turns out that we like the same stuff

Watching home and garden shows
With Smirnoff 7-Up
I'm the guy that empties all the ashtrays

[Bridge]
Now we meet at the mailboxes
She's expecting some packages
But all she got today was a postcard
From a friend from a different time
The view from the London Eye
I hope you're making good choices

[Chorus]
And the faces at the bus stop
They get swept away in stardust
The places we won't go
Won't go away without us

She scared you, yeah she scared me
She don't always make it easy
But nothing here is easy
It's expensive in this city

So the next time if you don't mind
Tuck in a couple twenties
We appreciate the love you send
But we could use the money

Got your address from the upper lefthand
Corner of your letter
Wanted you to know we're doing better