Dan Wilson - Like New Year's Day lyrics

[Verse 1] On a quiet night driving out to Harriet's again To breathe the air and sooth my mind A stranger might get lost out in the emptiness If he don't know how to read the signs [Verse 2] If Harriet isn't there I let myself in Cause when she's gone, she's gone for awhile I'll stay a couple days, this is just a little trip To get out from under the pile [Chorus] This place has got a hold on me, it's got a hold on This place has got a hold on me, it's got a hold on [Verse 3] The desert will remind you who you oughta be It'll show you who you are There's nothing to protect what you're hiding And I remember when she found my mark [Chorus] This place has got a hold on me, it's got a hold on This place has got a hold on me, it's got a hold on [Bridge] Now I walk along the washout behind your place Lie down there in the sand And all that doesn't matter, it drifts away And the wonder takes my hand [Verse 4] She's the bright hot sun in the cold night She's the cold black darkness in the starlight There are those I held onto and let go [Chorus] But this one's got a hold on me, she's got a hold on This one's got a hold on me, she's got a hold on [Verse 5] Early morning, westbound on the [empty 10?] California's still fast asleep Dawn is in my mirror once again The light begins to weep