Oaks The Hold Steady

There were days from last week
I couldn't quite complete
Skipped ahead to the next afternoon
Sweat through the sheets
Slept in my shoes
Hung around with the House of Balloons

Keep the speed steady
Hold the wheel straight
We scratch and we scrape
We're scared then we're brave
The kids on the corner making eyes at the cars
If you want to be saved all it takes is a wave

There were kids at the car wash
That said they could get it
Gave them half but they never came back
Drove by so slowly
It felt like we're floating
An inflatable raft

Our bodies are stoplights
Our minds are the streets
We scratch and we scrape
We're scared then we're brave
The kids on the corner making eyes at the cars
If you want to saved all it takes is a wave