I'm living in slow-motion like a poorly greased machine
Unaware my world had warped into this wretched thing
Yet I know no matter how bad it may seem to be
Still I go away, always halfway asleep
In my sleep...

I'm there one more time
And it seems so strange 'cause something has changed
All the faces I had known have grown and left me here alone
I'm there one more time
But the cutting crew obstructs my view
Is this the park where we once played?
Was this stump once Katie's shade?

All around the mud may fly but I just want to be clean
What I call "monstrosity" most others call "routine"
Yet I know, no matter how mad it all seems to be
Still I go away, always safely asleep
In my sleep

I'm there one more time
And it seems so strange 'cause something has changed
Has the sun somehow been dimmed?
Have my tall trees all been trimmed?
I'm there one more time
But the runoff creek's run dry this week
Didn't Shelby help restore the stream?
Did Meghan's script contain this scene?

My Bonneville once signaled my arrival
My Bonneville now crushed into a cube
And I mistake the soft wind for their whispers
That I'm missing more the more I listen for them
And I can almost hear those two angelic voices
Sing to me again a day before my birthday
And I wonder if they share in my fondness
I wonder if they dream of then like I dream of then
And as they take those first tense steps into this mighty world
Do they remember days
Huddled 'round the bench
With our pencils and pens?
Our pencils and pens...
Do they remember these trees?
Do they remember...?

What have I traded just to keep the people pleased?

I'm there one more time
And it seems so strange 'cause something has changed
All the faces I had known have grown and left me here alone
I'm there one more time
But the swings and slide aren't fit to ride
If Audrey saw she'd stand amazed
Now, where's the wildlife Andy raised?

I'm there one more time
But it seems so strange 'cause something has changed
They've gone and dug the ground a gulch
They've shred the shrubs all into mulch
I'm there one more time
But the calm-serene's turned gasoline
Did Lucy ever come this far?
Is this Joanna's handlebar?

I'm there one more time
But there's little saved there's left to pave
Is this stretch of fresh cement the precious place our days were spent?
I'm there one more time
But the cutting crew corrupts my view
Is this bench where I read that book
On winter days when Kelly shook?

I'm there one more time...