State Street Residential Songtext

von Death Cab for Cutie

Holding fast until the rent checks wear thin
Because it hasn't sunk in... so far

Well it's a drab routine, the dust storms building
And then it's hard to come clean

Then the months stack up to an addictive crutch
As if the drink weren't enough
A stagger cannot compete
There's no charm in being residential state street

And if I was sober
Could I kill caution and stay over
And if I was sober
Would I rip hearts apart like paper?

I wish you could know better than you show
With parted lips pointed down
That the whiskey seems more than you could ever do.

And if I was sober
Could I kill caution and stay over
And if I was sober
Would I rip hearts apart like paper?

What a difference it made
What a difference it made

And if I was sober
Could I kill caution and stay over
And if I was sober
Would I rip hearts apart like paper?

What a difference it made
What a difference it made