the matthew show

Lyrics

I am the gravestone by the highway
That used to be a field
I am the urgent care beside the Dunkin Donuts
I am a payphone by the bus stop
In an abandoned parking lot
I am a county line liquor store
On the day the town goes wet

CHORUS:
I know the guy who knows the guy who knows the guy
But not the guy himself
Always take the long way
And put mementos on the shelf
A curio museum in a town
The interstate bypassed
'cause when you take the scenic route
You're gonna get there last
I always get there last

I am the ledger in the archives
That knows your granddad's name
I am the farmer watching condos rise next door
I am the greasy spoon that only old men
Ever still go to
And leave a tip of fifty cents and write out
'God loves you'

(CHORUS)

I am the guy who voted Nader in 2000
I am the precipice upon which we perch
I am the cat herding cats herding dogs herding rats
I am the reason why nobody goes to church

I am the railroad bridge right next to
The new one they put in
That no one can be bothered to knock down
I watch the possums and coyotes
Run along my ancient tracks
And hear the roar of the traffic way downtown
I am the empty ATM
In an empty alleyway
In a town that can't remember why it's here
I am the echoes of the cattle
Plodding dumbly through the streets
Going forward, ever forward
Towards whatever waits up there

(CHORUS)