It felt as if i had somebody
Tuggin' at my coat
I was penniless and desperate
On a sinking boat
I turned to my oppressor
To find me, standing there
I sought my confessor
It seemed she didn't care
I looked at her and she at me
We both looked away
There was something on our minds
I guess, we couldn't seem to say
She smiled and drank her coffee
In my oversized shirt
Something deep inside, I guess
She couldn't hide the hurt
I kissed her on the forehead
As I put on my coat
The first thing that I saw outside
Black Tree, Blue Sky
I've been so out of my mind
That I woke up in different States
Somehow checked into cheap motels
With negotiated rates
Sometimes there was blood,
Broken glass, Broken mirrors
Left behind strangers' clothes
Are the strangest souvenirs
The night can be so hopeful
The night can be so free
In the morning, all you want to do is die
Black Tree, Blue Sky
I passed by a church I use to pray at
When I was young
All the faith that I once had
Has completely come undone
In-between the raindrops
Is where I find a home
Guided by the darkness
That looms when I'm alone
I have blown through fortunes
That were not quite fit a king
I ain't got much to show
Sometimes, I feel it sting
I have opened up my heart
Only to be hurt
I've beckoned the Universe
For the silence to be heard
She must have slipped it in my pocket
As I put on my coat
All that was written on it was "Goodbye...
Black Tree, Blue Sky."