Scared Straight - The Long Winters

Washington’s on the one

I’m in the middle of speaking

And you’re under the gun

Seething, leave it to the lone nut

It’s unappealing in someone so young

Plaintive, you’re feeling so washed up

And you mean it when you say you’re done

Five lanes of freeway

But it’s all gone dark

You called to say you’re gonna run

Well, Can you wait?

Can you stand it?

Are you brave or are you scared straight?

Scared straight?

She didn’t want you to:

Speak right

She didn’t want you to:

Be strong

She didn’t want you to:

Act nice

She didn’t want you to:

Take so long

She didn’t want you to:

Call time

She didn’t want you to:

Seem tired

She didn’t want you to:

Leave mad

She didn’t want you to:

Get so wired

Can you wait?

Can you stand it?

Are you brave or are you scared straight?

Scared straight?

Maybe you belong to someone

Maybe you have finally met them

Maybe smoke belongs in the sky

Maybe I hate it when you cry

Can you wait?

Can you stand it?

Are you brave or are you scared straight?

Scared straight?

You were hurt so you got hard

You were cursed and scolded and scarred

You were searched for, then ignored

You want to burn the liars?

You’ll set us both on fire

You’re faking, so I’m pretend sleeping

Waiting for this to be fun

It’s true little miss mean mini-bar guard

We’re gonna have to try something new

Let me breathe

Let me breathe

Let me breathe

Let me breathe fire down on you

Let me breathe fire down on you