Map of the streets in my hometown, found your address and wrote it down. Knocked on your door at 6pm. The sun was orange and paper thin. Told me you died 6 months ago. “We thought you’d know.” Turn the radio on and play some Christian rock. Turn the stereo up and break the buttons off. I don’t believe in anything, and this is all I’ve got. So turn the radio on and play some Christian rock. Drove to the school where we first met. Streetlights above weren’t humming yet. Kicked rocks for hours in the cold. Counted desks through the windows. Turn the radio on and play some Christian rock. Turn the stereo up and break the buttons off. I don’t believe in anything, and this is all I’ve got. So turn the radio on and play some Christian rock. Don’t say you never feel alone. I know that I’m not the only one. Just once I just want my friends to live forever. Just once I just want my friends to live forever. You and me, we were inseparable. We went everywhere, we did everything, our bond was indestructible. But sunset skies don’t stay gold, the Midwest summer days turn into cold, small town kids live forever until they grow up, move away, and get old. Phone calls and letters and emails and visits, plans quickly made and canceled last minute. Well, l I wanna see you again and I’m not sure how or when. I got out my Bible, found your address, and wrote it in pen. And I prayed and I prayed. I tore my clothes and I fasted for days. And I hope we’re both working from the same set of directions, ‘cause I don’t wanna be the only asshole in heaven.
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