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  • Songwriters: Brian Patrick Murray, Owen Leonard
Headlines, they'll break you're back
Get ready for another daily heart attack
Late fall, the leaves and all
Have made their way floating to the ground
Talk smack, or make a pact
Don't just act surprised when your folks react
Don't sweat, but I digress
I haven't been home in a while

Charlie, where are you now?
You're bending over backwards just to touch the ground
Eight whole days before they finally found you playing that game with the ring on the string that you have to swing onto the hook kind of thing
Never quite make it but I know you'll keep on trying

What do you know?
That time is hardly wasted
What do you know?
We've still got light of day
And if I'm coming back to you, and all is well my friend
We'll get to keeping on
We'll hit the road and we'll get right out of here

Wednesday, that's yesterday
I witnessed some commotion on the interstate
Planes, cars, the whole nine. yards
Were clogging up the highway in our town

Bonnie, where are you now?
You've barely got a dollar in your bank account
Eight whole days before they finally found you playing that game with the ring on the string that you have to swing onto the hook kind of thing
Never quite make it but I know you'll keep on trying

What do you know?
That time is hardly wasted
What do you know?
We've still got light of day
And if I'm coming back to you, and all is well my friend
We'll get to keeping on
We'll hit the road and we'll get right out of here, woah

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