A House in Nebraska - Ethel Cain

Labored breaths and bed sores

Sing it to me all day long

When the aching sound of silence

Used to be our favorite song

You and me against the world

You were my man and I your girl

We had nothing except each other

You were my whole world

But then the day came

And you were up and gone

And I still call home that house in Nebraska

Where we found each other on a dirty mattress on the second floor

Where the world was empty

Save you and I

Where you came and I laughed, and you left, and I cried

Where you told me even if we died tonight, that I'd die yours

These dirt roads are empty

The ones we paved ourselves

Your mama calls me sometimes

To see if I'm doing well

And I lie to her

And say that I'm doing fine

When really I'd kill myself

To hold you one more time

And it hurts to miss you

But it's worse to know

That I'm the reason

You won't come home

But I still call home that house in Nebraska

Where we found each other on a dirty mattress on the second floor

(When I needed you, and I need you still)

Where the world was empty

Save you and I

Where you came and I laughed, and you left, and I cried

Where you told me even if we died tonight, that I'd die yours

(So I died there under you, every night, all night)

You know, I still wait at the edge of town

Praying straight to God that maybe you’ll come back around

I cry every day, and the bottles make it worse

'Cause you were the only one I was never scared to tell I hurt

And I found photographs of our school, on the day we met

I thought that you were so beautiful, it was love, I guess

And you might never come back home, and I may never sleep at night

But God, I just hope you're doing fine out there, I just pray that you're all right

And I feel so alone

And I feel so alone out here

I feel so alone

And I feel so alone out here

And I feel so alone without you

I'm so alone out here

I feel so alone, I feel so alone

I'm so alone out here without you, baby

(I'm alone)