5th and Michigan

I know I said too much

With my heart upon my sleeve

Now she’s seen me cry

Now she’s seen me bleed

I never thought I’d come so far

That I’d fall down to my knees

But I never thought I’d meet a girl

Who’d shatter this wall in me

I saw the tears in her eyes

When I said we couldn’t go on

You see, I have loved her longer

Than she can ever know

But she can’t take my love

Even though she stole my heart

She can’t hold my hand

So it’s best that we part

Oh mercy, mercy me

Never thought that I’d leave

Like a firefly drifts away

From the jar you hoped it’d stay

That girl was all my dreams

But the night goes on endlessly

So I guess it’s time I leave my friend on the streets of

5th and Michigan

I wanted to wipe her tears

But I know that we can’t touch

I wanted to pull her close

Like a flower grabs the sun

It laid me down to ashes

To see her head hung low

When I just want to be the burn

Be the fire in her glow

I put it all out in the air

With a quiver on my lip

That it hurts too much to know

Another feels her kiss

I didn’t want to break her heart

But in my rearview mirror

I saw the girl I hoped to find

Turn her key and disappear

Oh mercy, mercy me

Never thought that I’d leave

Like a firefly drifts away

From the jar you hoped it’d stay

That girl was all my dreams

But the night goes on endlessly

And I can’t be just a friend so I must leave

5th and Michigan