annie's always waiting (for the next one to leave)

on the outskirts of the wreckage

out in the sun under the golden gate

annie said she was waiting

for the next one to leave. she had a masters degree

in disappointment

that's what she said to me

laughed when she said it

flat on our backs in the grass

out at chrissy field. my life's a movie. my whole life's a movie

if movie's made you wanna

jump off of a bridge. she said 'i got one who moves me

and one who sees through me. all i really want is a kiss. annie's always waiting for the next one to leave

but she's right on time for me. i got the right words

from the wrong mouths. hurricanes crashing hard

like i'm the deep south. well

it always looked like

dry land out there to me. she said

my mother

she taught me how to doubt myself. now

she lives in my head

like it's a tree house. i see her clearer in the mirror

more and more each day. i was only kidding when i said i like a fight. i was only kinda kidding when i said i like a fight. i was kinda kidding when i said i like a fight

but sometimes you gotta start 'em yourself.