She's Gone

He cried for your soul 
That's what they tell her and she acts so smooth
She's fallen five years behind as she makes up her mind
And her patience lies in gutter.

It's been a long long time since she remembers kissing him
The coarseness of his lips is what she isn't missing about him
It's always been a struggle to remain a loving sister
She's never known someone she hasn't pushed away
So she takes wing and sets off to see

She's gone
Heading eastward on a westbound train going nowhere fast
And it's been so long since I've seen her with smile across her face

Crossing into Athens getting further from the truth
The city's looking like a roost for the bad men and mad men
She tried to leave and what she doesn't know becomes a goldmine for the whole damn night

How far to Gainesville she quips to a boy who isn't sitting next to her
Then she lifts her hands up to catch the rain
Goes back to the mad men who tagged along
So she'll run away again

She's gone
Heading eastward on a westbound train going nowhere fast
And it's been so long since I've seen her with smile across her face

The sun is coming up and she takes another sip from her empty cup
Swallows up her pride and says that I am still alive
And I want to keep my life
Where to now

She's gone
Heading eastward on a westbound train going nowhere fast
And it's been so long since I've seen her with smile across her face

Words & Music - Erich Strack
Guitar Solo - Bill Lohrberg
All Other Instruments and Vocals - Erich Strack