Empty Passenger Seat

[Verse 1] You could pick a fight With a light that stayed red. Drum both hands on the wheel, Argue three streets ahead. I used to turn the volume up. You'd reach across, turn it down. Had to hear your whole complaint About this goddamn town.

[Pre] Now every light goes green. Nobody interrupts. I get to finish every thought. I wish you'd cut one off.

[Chorus] I miss the noise you made Over nothing at all. That little catch before your voice Would climb another wall. We didn't have to crash To leave something we can't have. I keep looking in the mirror. There's nothing coming back.

[Verse 2] No glass across the asphalt. No skid marks I can blame. Your lane bent toward somewhere Mine never went again. I wonder who can hear you now When something makes you snap. Do they wait for you to finish? Do you make them laugh?

[Pre] I used to count the seconds Till you ran out of steam. Now I let the engine idle With an empty passenger seat.

[Chorus] I miss the noise you made Over nothing at all. That little catch before your voice Would climb another wall. We didn't have to crash To leave something we can't have. I keep looking in the mirror. There's nothing coming back.

[Breakdown] I TOOK MY TURN. YOU TOOK YOURS. WHY DO I STILL CHECK YOUR DOOR?

I wasn't dragged. I wasn't thrown. I kept on driving. I got home.

[Outro] The light turns red. My hand drops to the sound. I turn it down for you.

I leave it down.