Meridian

© 2010, Rebecca Loebe. All rights reserved.

i’ve got half a tank of gas, sun spots on the dash
a shirt that smells a bit too much like you
i’ve got a lover i don’t love, a heart too tired to bluff
a throne that i don’t think i can use

i have tried to tell me friends that i’m aiming for the fences
still i’m heavy with the sense i could’ve been happy
in Meridian

well we lost that demon fight one long wreckless night
when the sun came up i saw had to go
i’ve got a lover who don’t love me, guess that’s just what i deserve, see
the symmetry of reaping what you sow

i have tried to tell my self that i don’t owe no one else
still i’m aching with the sense i could’ve been happy
in Meridian

and do you miss me, Mississippi?
Did you see how long i stalled,
Oh I let the engine idle, gave the light an extra cycle
then tore my eyes from your door

next time that I fall, let it be hard or not at all
pull me up swinging from the dirt and smile along
tell me about your kids and wife
the house, the trees, the tidy life
we always knew you’ve land on

i won’t stay too long, I’ve learned when to move on
just had to see what could have been
to see you happy in Meridian
so glad you’re happy in Meridian