Yellow Popsicle Stains

[Intro]
[Verse]
I’m driving down the old route
Where the pavement starts to fray
Checking off a mental list
Of things you’d buy today
Salted chips and cherry gum
The total sum is wrong
I’m humming to a radio
That’s playing our dead song
[Pre-Chorus]
The crosswalk sign is blinking fast
A nervous little ghost
The thing I really miss the most
Is how you’d hate the light
Everything feels far too bright
In the middle of the night
[Chorus]
And I’m filling up the basket
Like you’re waiting in the car
Crumpled receipts in my pocket
Wondering just where you are
Lemon popsicles are melting
Leaving yellow on the floor
I don’t know why I’m here
Buying snacks for you anymore
[Post-Chorus]
Yellow on the floor
Sticky to the core
I don't know why I'm here
Knocking on a closed door
[Verse]
The jukebox starts that B-side track
The one we used to fight about
You said the drums were way too loud
I said you had no taste
Now I’m standing by the fridge
Feeling such a waste
Of perfectly good calories
And bitter memories
[Pre-Chorus]
The fluorescent hum is buzzing
Like a hornet in my ear
I wish that you were here
To tell me I’m a fool
For breaking every rule
Of staying calm and cool
[Chorus]
And I’m filling up the basket
Like you’re waiting in the car
Crumpled receipts in my pocket
Wondering just where you are
Lemon popsicles are melting
Leaving yellow on the floor
I don’t know why I’m here
Buying snacks for you anymore
[Bridge]
Reed organ swells in the back
My heart is under attack
Glockenspiel hits like a nail
My face is turning pale
I’m screaming at the soda glass
Watching all the people pass
Why did you have to go?
I think you already know
[Solo]
[Verse]
The clerk is staring at my eyes
He sees the slow surprise
Of grief that hits at 2 AM
Beside the M&Ms
I pay with coins I found
Scattered on the ground
In the cracks of your old seat
Where the bitter and the sweet meet
[Chorus]
And I’m filling up the basket
Like you’re waiting in the car
Crumpled receipts in my pocket
Wondering just where you are
Lemon popsicles are melting
Leaving yellow on the floor
I don’t know why I’m here
Buying snacks for you anymore
[Post-Chorus]
Yellow on the floor
Sticky to the core
I don't know why I'm here
Knocking on a closed door
[Outro]