Gown in the Gutter

[Intro]
[Verse]
The gym is full of folding chairs
They’re saying all their hollow prayers
I’m breathing in the humid air
While you just sit and stare
Your engine idles in the lot
Giving everything I’ve got
To leave before the final bell
Escaping from this velvet hell
[Pre-Chorus]
My speech is crumpled in the tray
The ink is bleeding blue and gray
We’re driving where the shadows play
Just to throw it all away
[Chorus]
Throw my gown in the gutter
Hear the engine start to stutter
We’re the kings of a dying town
Watch the gold turn into brown
Burn the bridge and kill the light
We aren't going home tonight
[Post-Chorus]
(Hey!) We’re never coming back
(Hey!) Everything is turning black
(Hey!) Spin the tires on the track
[Verse]
Your dashboard Elvis has a crack
There’s no use in looking back
The streetlights smear like cheap mascara
Welcome to the brand new era
You’re still the poison in my veins
But you’re the one who holds the reins
Passing by the closed-down mill
Everything is standing still
[Pre-Chorus]
I should be on that stage
Turning over a brand new page
But I’m locked inside your cage
Full of quiet, burning rage
[Chorus]
Throw my gown in the gutter
Hear the engine start to stutter
We’re the kings of a dying town
Watch the gold turn into brown
Burn the bridge and kill the light
We aren't going home tonight
[Bridge]
I hate that I need you
I hate that it’s true
The sky’s turning blue
And I’m stuck here with you
Goodbye to the lockers
Goodbye to the fakes
I’m making the worst of
My biggest mistakes
[Breakdown]
No diplomas
Just the ghosts
Of the things
We love the most
[Hook]
One last ride
Nowhere to hide
One last ride
Nowhere to hide
(Let's go!)
[Chorus]
Throw my gown in the gutter
Hear the engine start to stutter
We’re the kings of a dying town
Watch the gold turn into brown
Burn the bridge and kill the light
We aren't going home tonight
[Post-Chorus]
(Hey!) We’re never coming back
(Hey!) Everything is turning black
(Hey!) Spin the tires on the track
[Outro]