They Hate Our Freedom

You said ‘calm down honey and sit real still
if it’s that important you don’t have to yell’
when I said ‘calm down honey and sit real still
I can hear in your voice you’re not feeling well’
you said ‘I’m at the beach where
the low flying planes shake the shells beneath my feet’
you woke up suddenly at 5 AM
your mattress on the floor,
you called your brother
screaming about your taxes this year
and if you were going to jail
he said go back to sleep and talk about it in the morning
you’ve made a life out of worrying
you have trouble doing the right things the right way
I’m humbled when a friendship ends
when you’re young everything’s out of reach
then everything falls short
I woke up dreamin’ about the corn at Antietam
then I laid and thought that we haven’t talked in a long time
when I was with you I mostly just felt alright
we just can’t square growing up
now I’m a lost ball in your tall grass
and when clean blood work don’t excite just like it should
this better get fun soon
on 9/11 your mom took you to see Legally Blonde
she covered eyes
and we just want to know that you’re alright