(for Spencer)
You left half a bottle of gin on the east side of the house
and the place next door, where the [redacted] used to live,
was quiet as a mouse.

We had a few shots of tequila left, and about four bottles of Guinness.
We said the Our Father in the living room, and finished them like nobody's business.

and the X Files played, and everyone had gone to bed, but we felt OK in the morning.

Now that I'm going home, I can't tell you what home feels like,
except that there's a couch, and a dozen fresh eggs, and someone always steals John's bike.

Remember when Eli beefed real hard at the bottom of the hill?
His boss made him come to work that night, the way that bosses will.

and the X Files played, and everyone had gone to bed, but we felt OK in the morning.

(For Matt)

Police stormed in around 2am.
The room was noisy, you were sleeping in your bed,
A cop burst through your door and told you to step outside.
You knew it was over the moment you opened your eyes.

and they kept you there, and tore your whole room apart,
and I hope you believe me when I say it's not your fault.

You got back 'round 4 in the morning.
The room was quiet now, but ready to blow without warning.
What the hell does a noise complaint have to do with the quiet kid anyway, and I hope you rot in Hell (fuck UP) for taking my friend away.

and they kept you there, and tore your whole room apart,
and I hope you believe me when I say it's not your fault.