[Verse 1]

When a switch turns on she just can't stop it

Feeling all this weight and keeps losing some

She's thinking about making appointments

And I'm hoping that she'll just snap out of it

[Verse 2]

I sleep over at her apartment

After I finish my evening shift

She wants to leave the escarpment

And she's hoping I can take a hint

[Chorus]

But when we hear each other

She tells me "It's alright"

Carve your name in the family tree

Show me the roots of your bloodline

[Verse 3]

I walk lightly when I'm around her

Counting months left on the lease

I know she' got precious feathers

So I tip-toe to keep the peace

[Chorus]

But when we hear each other

She tells me "It's alright"

Carve your name in the family tree

Show me the roots of your bloodline

[Bridge]

We hit the road for a couple weeks

And it happened again

You're a poster from the 1950s

But you lost another ten

She hates being alone but you know

I might not be here in a couple of years

[Chorus]

But when we hear each other

She tells me "It's alright"

Carve your name in the family tree

Show me the roots of your bloodline

[Ending]

Our love was like no other

She turned me inside out

Carve your name in the family tree

Show me the roots of your bloodline