Song Description

Trying to escape a bad relationship but discovering that your problems follow you wherever you go

Lyrics

I packed away my memories,
my Kodak moments and souvenirs
in a cardboard box in the back of a closet in my parents' basement
and I got in my car and I drove away looking to replace them.

But objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
and I'm caught like a deer in your headlights.

I moved away to the other coast,
a different state and time zone,
and I cut my hair and I grew it back and I practiced meditation
and I lost ten pounds and gained it back and I practiced masturbation.

But objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
and I'm caught like a deer in your headlights... in your headlights.

And the grand canyon's not so grand
without you there to hold my hand.
This gaping hole they call my heart
is bigger than a national park.

And I try to be whole without a better half.
And I try to accept that the past is past.
I move around from state to state,
but my state of mind doesn?t ever change.
I wait for a bus that never comes.
I wait for a sign that it's time to run.
I feel like a tourist in my own life.
And I feel like you're along for the ride.

Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
and I'm caught like a deer in your headlights.
Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
and I'm caught like a deer in your headlights...in your headlights...in your headlights.

And the grand canyon's not so grand
without you there to hold my hand.
This gaping hole they call my heart
is bigger than a national park.

And I don't even give a damn
about the fucking Hoover Dam.
The Alamo is meaningless
without you there to share it with.
The Statue of Liberty
is lame if you're not here with me.
It sucks if you're not here with me.