In your position with this hometown competition
You're away
At least that's what the magazines all say


You drive the streets
Where he let his love deplete

We're one and the same
Two suburbanites looking for someone to blame


Maybe right now you look bored enough to die
Tomorrow you'll be getting on a plane
And I don't know why


You won't be smiling on the flight home
When you know that

He left you, left you alone in limbo
So disconnect the phone
And let your sorrow stretch from here to LA

Cause you know that I'm still here
And I know it's been a hard year
And it's clear that your life is changing still

So let your smile stretch from here to LA

I know you're trying

And at night you stay up, crying
You're awake
You shut your ears and realize your mistake

The West Coast sunset
Doesn't seem like so much fun yet
Does it now?

So you climb the stairs and search for your way out

And I've never hurt you

Like the boy you called your savior
Darling, do me just one favor
Look what a mess he's made you


Chicago's just a phone call away
I'll be up all night

There doesn't seem to be a solution
That makes this right


You won't be smiling on the flight home
When you know that
He left you, left you alone in limbo

So disconnect the phone
And let your sorrow stretch from here to LA
Cause you know that I'm still here

And I know it's been a hard year
And it's clear that your life is changing still
So let your smile stretch from here to LA


You let him in
Believe your skin, oh

Baby, I know you'll survive
You may be down
But you're breathing and you're still alive

You let him in
Believe your skin, oh
Baby, you're still breathing

Baby, you're still breathing

You won't be smiling on the flight home

When you know that
He left you, left you alone in limbo
So disconnect the phone

And let your sorrow stretch from here to LA
Cause you know that I'm still here
And I know it's been a hard year

And it's clear that your life is changing still
So let your smile stretch from here to LA