Two dollar color pictures from a photo booth
Dirty stepped on lying out on the floor of their room
Faces fell long in the half light
He looks all wrong but that's her alright

Look at him smiling full of teeth
Clenched tight
He knew the one time with the army captain
He got one that whole deal before it happened

Said it's okay I knew exactly what you meant
When you said you were an accident
But when it's 3AM he wonders where in the hell she went
And he'll drive all over town

Drive all over town
And he'll drive all over town
Drive all over town
Until he tracks her down
He'll drive all over town


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    sorry to dissapoint you guys its not about girlfriends thats used as a viel. Its about his child hood.the picture on the floor is of him and his mom. it being steped upon on the floor of their room is showing that his mother has disregarded their relationship for another. Faces fell long in the half light He looks all wrong but that's her alright Look at him smiling full of teeth Clenched tight...this is to say hes become a different much sadder person since that picture was taken he lookes different he has grown and now it seems unnatural for him to look like that. And the army captain is charlie smiths step father to who in the song flowers for charlie he says "IM sorry Im not a good gi joe cause I alwase hang low and I wont fight you" I am sure the your a mistake comment is somthing charlie would have said to him. and in the end He wonders where the mother he loved has gone, so he drives all over town to escape the shell of his mother and the scruteny of his step father. I guess this is just my pesonal opnion I dont really know for sure...but this album is admittedly largly about his childhood.

    imacleighon February 11, 2006   Link

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