Pennies On The Track

Puttin` pennies on the track Shiny and flat It was the best we could be Sexy and free I grow away from myself With each passing bell With all these new accessories, I just stumble and bleed And for a moment, I feel the coldness At the end of the fall break I put my hands down deep in my pockets As my body awakes So I`m heading back to school All brilliant and new I`m trying hard to fit in And not to walk like a man A girl that I never noticed She asks me to hold this A secret to hard to tell And I never will And for a moment, I feel the coldness Of everything that`s been taken away I put the phone back in the cradle I can`t make this okay The damage she`ll survive But damn the sacrifice Of every life we`ve lost Damn all the cost of the assault Damn all the cost of the assault You tied a knot and you dared me The stem of a cherry To find my own humanity Just let it breathe Hold my head up in this moment Keep myself from fading away Pull my hands out of my pockets And feel my body awake Hold my head up in this moment Keep myself from fading away Pull my hands out of my pockets And feel my body awake