Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
You got wires, goin' in
You got wires, comin' out of your skin
You got tears
Making tracks
I got tears
That are scared of the facts
Running down corridors
Through automatic doors
Got to get to you
Got to see this through
I see hope is here in a plastic box
I've seen Christmas lights reflect in your eyes
You got wires, goin' in
You got wires, comin' out of your skin
There's dry blood on your wrist
Your dry blood on my fingertip
Running down corridors
Through automatic doors
Got to get to you
Got to see this through
First night of your life
Curled up on your own
Looking at you now
You would never know
I see it in your eyes
I see it in your eyes
You'll be alright
I see it in your eyes
I see it in your eyes
You'll be alright
Alright
Running down corridors
Through automatic doors
Got to get to you
Got to see this through
I see hope is here in a plastic box
I've seen Christmas lights reflect in your eyes
Down corridors
Through automatic doors
Got to get to you
Got to see this through
First night of your life
Curled up on your own
Looking at you now
You would never know
You got wires, comin' out of your skin
You got tears
Making tracks
I got tears
That are scared of the facts
Running down corridors
Through automatic doors
Got to get to you
Got to see this through
I see hope is here in a plastic box
I've seen Christmas lights reflect in your eyes
You got wires, goin' in
You got wires, comin' out of your skin
There's dry blood on your wrist
Your dry blood on my fingertip
Running down corridors
Through automatic doors
Got to get to you
Got to see this through
First night of your life
Curled up on your own
Looking at you now
You would never know
I see it in your eyes
I see it in your eyes
You'll be alright
I see it in your eyes
I see it in your eyes
You'll be alright
Alright
Running down corridors
Through automatic doors
Got to get to you
Got to see this through
I see hope is here in a plastic box
I've seen Christmas lights reflect in your eyes
Down corridors
Through automatic doors
Got to get to you
Got to see this through
First night of your life
Curled up on your own
Looking at you now
You would never know
Lyrics submitted by sammy_the_piggay
Wires Lyrics as written by Joel Pott Carey Suthon Willetts
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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you got wires, goin in you got wires, comin out of your skin [the person is in the hospital and has all the wires and tubes going in through there skin like what happens when ppl try to OD] you got tears making tracks i got tears that are scared of the facts [they have tears because they are in pain physically and mentally and are sad about trying to kill themselves and the other person has tears just thinking about what the person went through to make themself wantto do this]
running down corridors through automatic doors got to get to you got to see this through [they are running through a hospital trying to find the person that they love because they want to be there for them] i see hope is here in a plastic box i've seen christmas lights reflect in your eyes [they see them and think of all the times they had such as spending a Christmas together]
you got wires, goin in you got wires, comin out of your skin there's dry blood on your wrist your dry blood on my fingertip [the persoin cut their wrists and the other one found them and touched it]
first night of your life curled up on your own [when they got out of the hospitle their family abondoned them and they wre alone] looking at you now you would never know [but now they are well]
i see it in your eyes i see it in your eyes you'll be alright [just by looking into there eyes they can see hope]
But that's just what i think and see when i hear this song