American Spirits from TRYING by Yellow Ostrich

by the time I figured it out
you were back across the state
stayin at your parents’ house
i knew by then it was too late

i thought you had winked
i thought you had smiled
i thought it was a joke
but it was american spirits
blown in your eye
you said i’m ugly when I smoke
and I thought it was a joke

by the time I figured it out
You were miles ahead at least
why’d you have to leave right then?
before you told me what it means?

i thought you were playing
stretching the truth
i thought it was a joke
but now I can see
what this looks like to you
and i’m hungry for a smoke

i thought you had winked
i thought you had smiled
i thought it was a joke
but it was american spirits
blown in your eye
you said i’m ugly when i…

• Rock
• Minneapolis