Reverence from Carnival Town by Jake Mathison

REVERENCE
Jake Mathison

Last night I had a fever dream
That I woke up on Route 18
Stranded
In a life that I’d abandoned

I walked the white lines
To the road sign
That read Shore Towns dead ahead
But it’s your town in my head

Flew to your Mama's house in Long Branch
Where she told me you
Were holed up near Fort Monmouth
With some you guy barely knew

But in the shadow of The Windmill
By the shotgun shacks, where time stands still
You've never left me, baby
And you never will

CHORUS:
‘Cause I’ve got reverence
Running through my veins
For all the remnants
Fragments that remain
Of all the memories
But memories bring the pain
And I can’t sleep at night
I can’t sleep at night

So I’m just another ghost
On the North Jersey Coast Line
Counting miles, counting minutes
Bridges, tunnels, city limits
They all pass me by

Last night I had a vision
I left all my indecision
In the past
And I felt free at last

Along the boardwalk
Where the rain had washed away the chalk
Just like tears
It once read: Love Lives Here

I've been busking at the station
But the conversations ain’t been great
Just frustrations that
The train is always late

And my case ain’t filled with dollar bills
Just Skee-Ball tokens for cheap thrills
I just miss you, baby
And I always will

CHORUS:

So I’m just another ghost
On the North Jersey Coast Line
Counting miles, counting minutes
Bridges, tunnels, city limits
They all pass me by

Counting miles, counting minutes
That's the story of my life

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