I tried to give up candy
The sticky ones you ate
And threw away the mix tapes
With songs of love and fate
Moved homes, lanes, then cities
Left the single malt behind
Took a pill to sleep, but in my dreams
You, I'd always find
I ate up the box I put you in
Un-dog-eared the pages, pulled out the pin
I lit up a fire and trapped the smoke
Stuck in my face, for one last toke
I ate up the box I put you in
Un-dog-eared the pages, pulled out the pin
I lit up a fire and trapped the smoke
Stuck in my face, for one last toke
No coffee, or Nivea, or Essie Miyaki
No strolls in the winter, no sushi, no sake
Your smell, when I kissed the top of your head
Your smell lingers on in the pillows on my bed
The farther I run, the more I fight
You turn up like the bad penny I hide
Go away now, there's nothing left to give
Go away now, I still have a life to live
I ate up the box I put you in
Un-dog-eared the pages, pulled out the pin
I lit up a fire and trapped the smoke
Stuck in my face, for that one last toke
I ate up the box I put you in
Un-dog-eared the pages, pulled out the pin
I lit up a fire and trapped the smoke
Stuck in my face, for one last toke