Only Children

Walking around at night
Fghtin' my appetite
Every kid in cutoffs could be you
Remember when we used to meet
At the bottom of Mobile Street
And do what the broken people do
Are you still taking notes?
The Holy Ghost could get inside you
You do whatever you put your mind to
Will you read me what you wrote?
We were locked outside the building
Over-encouraged only children
Cold coffee on the fire escape
Bet it all on a demo tape
When we still had somethin' left to steal
Remember when we took too much
To get a little of the human touch?
Hand to mouth and reel to reel
Are you still taking notes?
Hydrocodone in your backpack
Maybe these words will hold the beast back
And will you read me what you wrote?
The one I said you stole from Dylan
Over-encouraged only children
Heaven's wasted on the dead
That's what your mama said
When the hearse was idling in the parking lot
She said you thought the world of me
And you were glad to see
They finally let me be an astronaut
Are you still taking notes?
Will you have anyone to talk to?
Castle walls that you can walk through?
And do the dead believe in ghosts?
Or are you lost in some old building
With over-encouraged only children?