Babylon

<[00:13.01]>The casino doesn't like when you run the tables
<[00:18.96]>And though the box is wrapped up nice, it's just a cage to you
<[00:25.28]>Those electric fences buzz
<[00:28.23]>The stallion flees the stable
<[00:31.42]>And that small town's even smaller now in your rear view
<[00:37.99]>You ran with all the wild things
<[00:41.02]>A liberated libertine who then longed for home
<[00:47.96]>'Cause it's where you're from
<[00:49.72]>Aunt Virginia with her church dress on
<[00:52.77]>No elbows on the table
<[00:54.07]>And the neighbor's lawn always looked better
<[00:57.28]>Your hand-me-down sweater should've been from the mall
<[01:00.34]>And you hate this song
<[01:01.92]>But you wake up on the train with your headphones gone
<[01:05.01]>Then that melody is all you want
<[01:08.18]>You never knew that it was Babylon
<[01:12.51]>'Til it was gone
<[01:17.54]>Give the people what they want, then you keep it movin'
<[01:23.59]>Make your plans and friends, a stranger's makeup on your tie
<[01:29.78]>Twenty watches in the safe 'cause your time is money
<[01:35.92]>Love is ice upon the ladder that you need to climb
<[01:42.73]>She captured your attention, so free of all pretension
<[01:48.73]>It stopped you cold
<[01:52.48]>Because she loved you so
<[01:54.40]>Pretty as a picture that you didn't post
<[01:57.45]>Lookin' at you like you're made of solid gold
<[02:00.53]>Never official
<[02:02.14]>You mention you're single to the girls at the bar
<[02:05.01]>You hate this song
<[02:06.54]>But you wake up on the train with your headphones gone
<[02:09.61]>And then that melody is all you want
<[02:12.72]>You never knew that it was Babylon
<[02:16.99]>'Til it was gone
<[02:20.28]>You're using nostalgia as a weapon to hurt yourself
<[02:26.41]>But darling, you end up hurting everybody else
<[02:31.06]>The self-harm of never being where you are
<[02:33.90]>It's bedtime, but you're sitting in your car
<[02:37.37]>You're missin' all the best parts
<[02:41.74]>And they're all at home
<[02:43.61]>She's hangin' Christmas lights with your son
<[02:46.50]>Sneaking to the bathroom to call her mom
<[02:49.65]>And say, "It's not workin'
<[02:51.18]>It's just not worth it if we're not what he wants"
<[02:54.16]>But you love this song
<[02:55.80]>You wake up on the train with your headphones gone
<[02:58.90]>Then that melody is all you want
<[03:01.91]>You never knew that it was Babylon
<[03:05.55]>And now, it's almost gone
<[03:08.43]>Aunt Virginia with her church dress on
<[03:11.15]>No elbows on the table
<[03:12.56]>And the neighbor's lawn always looked better (It's almost gone)
<[03:15.81]>Your hand-me-down sweater should've been from the mall
<[03:18.80]>But you love this song
<[03:20.41]>You wake up on the train and you're all alone
<[03:23.46]>Then that memory is all you want
<[03:26.59]>You never knew that it was Babylon
<[03:31.58]>'Til it was gone