[Verse 1]
This church is a mess of jackets and crutches
Clutched pearls and buckets of ice
The dyed cotton candy blonde lady does the honor
Introducing all the family who fights
And the sunlight of late afternoon
Leans across the altar til it slaps the groom
The flowers were gathered in ribbons of blue
Clutched tight to her chest in her room
And the band played "Christ Is Risen Today"
While everybody waits

[Verse 2]
Your hair smells of lilac, roses and cinnamon
And waves moving slow across the rocks
Humid and heavy, clouds of salt water
Rusted the hands on the clocks
And I smoke cigarettes in the heat
Watching flamingos from the hotel balcony
My head was on fire and the bartenders knew
In cursive on the wall said "We're through"
And the band played slow
As I crawled into the taxi and I made my way home

[Chorus]
'Cause nobody knows that they are the fool
Til they're stranded in Coronado, drunk at the pool
Til the drinks carry off the burden it caused
To let go of things that you already lost
Oh woman, your silence brought me to my knees
Where I needed to be
[Verse 3]
San Diego was empty and we speeded on safely
Tears falling onto your dress
The ring on your finger it had disappeared slowly
You'd let go already, I guess
And you cried as we made our way home
Said you didn't want to leave but I could tell by the things that your ma and your pa didn't do
Like look me in the eye when we said goodbye
And the band on my hand says 'Wednesdays' as I prayed for your safety at night

[Chorus]
'Cause nobody knows what they really want
Til the car's full of boxes and you watch 'em drive off
And the cocaine and the pills and the drinks all wear off
And the cigarettes, they just make you cough
Oh woman, your silence brought me to my knees
Where I needed to be the most

[Verse 4]
The house is so quiet
I listen to the leaves fall from the lemon trees where
There's now too much room in this house built for two
Your side of the closet's so bare
I can still hear the sound of your voice
Calling my name like some midnight train
Rattlin' heart full of ghosts
Of everyone I lost, I miss you the most
And the plans we made fade like the sun setting on the coast
[Chorus]
'Cause nobody knows what they really need
Til it's too late to wait with no reason to wait
You wake up insane, screaming her name
But there's no one but me left to blame
Oh woman, your silence brought me to my knees
Where I needed to be
Oh woman, your silence brought me to my knees
Where I needed to be