Deja vu tripped you in your strut Nostalgic dreams can mess you up A bitter cold sense of warmth Vague familiar ghost Fly in circles 'round your head Bringing back your heart up from the dead I tend to forget, I tend to forget yeah, yeah, yeah Wish I could say knew I was wrong I've been gone for way too long I've been gone for way too long Write to myself a prodigal song I've been gone for way too long I've been gone for way too long Away from yourself, you strayed too far Memories trapped in VCRs The taste of light in words you write are brief escapes Somehow got lost somewhere I did Such innocence when we were kids I tend to forget, I tend to forget yeah, yeah, yeah Wish I could say knew I was wrong I've been gone for way too long I've been gone for way too long Write to myself a prodigal song I've been gone for way too long I've been gone for way too long High and low I imagine inside of my soul Hidden in a basement hangs a rose Pastel painted picture Wish I could say knew I was wrong I've been gone for way too long I've been gone for way too long Write to myself a prodigal song I've been gone for way too long I've been gone for way too long, yeah!