It was cold when it came
I laid my cards plain to see
They told me I had nothing to blame
They told me I had nothing to blame

My backbone’s broken and the river’s swollen
The cars are purring 
And the leaves are pouring
The sidewalk’s empty 
And the street is slippery
The lights are dim
Just like the people at the party I was at
People at the party I was at

I gotta move, I wanna split
I’m pulling on a string [bad word] to an end
The last one broke on a bend
I lost a hat and sat with a duck
The last one broke on a bend
I ain’t got nothing to pluck
I ain’t got nothing to [bad word] I ain’t got nothing at all

It was cold when it came
I had to duck to see the bus 
Raging down on the cusp of my clustered lens
They told me I had nothing to blame
They told me I had nothing to blame

The seats were warm 
And the birds they swarmed
The place was bright 
And it felt just right
My backbone’s swollen and the river’s broken
The cars are purring 
And the leaves are pouring
The sidewalk’s empty 
And the street is slippery
The lights are dim
Just like the people at the party I was at
(Maybe)
People at the party I was at

I gotta move I wanna split
I’m pulling on a string [bad word] to an end
The last one broke on a bend
I lost a hat and sat with a duck
The last one broke on a bend
I ain’t got nothing to [bad word]