[Verse 1]

I prayed heaven today

Would bring its hammer down on me

And pound you out of my head

I can't think with you in it

[Verse 2]

I dragged all that I owned

Down a dirt road to find you

My shoes worn out and used

They can't take me much farther

[Chorus]

Something always takes the place of

Missing pieces you can take and

Put together even though

You know there's something missing

[Verse 3]

The sun burned a hole in my roof

I can't seem to fix it

I hope the rain doesn't come

And wash me down the gutter

[Chorus]

Something always takes the place of

Missing pieces you can take and

Put together even though

You know there's something missing

[Bridge]

She rides in a car like a queen on a card

And the guns of her mind aim a line straight at mine

To a heart that was broke, tried to feel but got choked

In the smoke of a desert, a beach with no treasure

A night that's so blue, feed the aching in you

In the background birds take a flight from the earth

Where the bonfire burns and the night current turns

On a lifeboat floating down a river of sleep

I can't see her hollow eyes

I'm walking along with my boots full of rocks

I can't believe these tears were mine

I'll give them to you to keep away in a box

[Chorus]

Something always takes the place of

Missing pieces you can take and

Put together even though

You know there's something missing

[Outro]

Something always missing, always

Someone missing something

Something always missing, always

Someone missing something

Something always missing, always

Someone missing something