On August first, nineteen-eight-one   I cycled to Scott's house with a BB gun   We were almost twelve, but we looked thirteen   He had baby-blue eyes that I shot him between   Nature provides for us a safety net   Whatever we do, we can never forget      Chorus:   I live with it every day   Even though we moved away   Our yesterdays are on a loop;   A marathon of heartbreaking moments   I live with it every day   For every step I have to pay   The only thing that they can't take   The guild that spirals in my wake      The day they found me asleep on the floor   Engine running, closed garage door   Was the day the For Sale sign arrived on the lawn   Two weeks later, and we were gone   Everyone falls through time and the funnel it makes   But I'm staying here inside my biggest mistake      Chorus      The love I put away   Like games that children play   The hearts you choose to break   Like cars dumped in the lake   The laugh lines on your face   The life I won't embrace   The cold house I won't leave   The guests I won't receive