Accident Prone
Dear You LP/CD,
Live 4/30/96 LP/CD,
Accident Prone CD
What's the furthest place from here?
And if I go, don't forget
What's the closest you can come
And when I go, you'll be there
A near miss or a close call?
What's the meanest you can be
In the same confusing breath,
A near miss or a close call?
A near miss or a close call?
It hasn't been my day for a couple years.
What's a couple more?
the one good thing I almost did.
I learned your name without words.
I used my eyes, not my hands.
to an almost total wreck and still walk away,
all limbs intact?
crying out, begging me.
I won't hear.
I'll just go fast
into this night on broken legs.
I keep a room at the hospital.
I scratch my accidents into the wall.
I couldn't wait to breathe your breath.
I cut in line,
I bled to death.
I got to you, there was nothing left.
to the one you claim to love and still smile to your
your new found friends?
you pull away and draw me in.
I wanted you. You wanted more.
I built this life and now it's mine.
I keep a room at the hospital.
I scratch my accidents into the wall.
I couldn't wait to breathe your breath.
I cut in line,
I bled to death.
I got to you, there was nothing left.
I keep a room at the hospital.
I scratch my accidents into the wall.
I couldn't wait to breathe your breath.
I cut in line,
I bled to death.
I got to you, there was nothing left.
Note: Early live versions from 1994 contain one subtle, but noticeable difference in the lyrics:
"I've got a room at the hospital" instead of "I keep a room at the hospital."