The Brave Optimistic - k** Me lyrics

[Verse 1] On the Civic Center lawn, my life was threatened by a swan Twelve years later, picnic gear, I have my first date at that pond It's a tale of love and pa**ion, but this song ain't for a girl It's about the greatest hometown in this stupid, messed up world I used to hedge my lyrics, it's a scary thing to do Telling people how you're feeling to a dilettantish tune But when I see that grapefruit sunset through my neighbor's tree I wanna tell the world the beauty of this desert dream [Chorus 1] Not a branch along the family tree that lives away from me And every block and every scene has got a memory The last home of the cowboy and the new frontier of art Phoenix is a bear trap and it's gone and caught my heart It's gonna k** me to leave Arizona [Verse 2] The kindhearted Midwest may make us look like dicks But compared to LA pricks, us desert folks are nice sh** We're not a perfect place, but when we're good we're right on point Now Sheriff Joe stuck in court and those in need can smoke a joint Got hippies in Sedona, got ghosts in old Jerome Up on the Payson rim my grandpa built a second home Jimmy's rocking out with Squeegee, we got goddam Frank Lloyd Wright And there's never been a time where I can't close my eyes at night cuz' [Chorus 2] Not a branch along the family tree that lives away from me And every block and every scene has got a memory The last home of the cowboy and the new frontier of art Phoenix is a bear trap and it's gone and caught my heart It's gonna k** me to leave Arizona [Bridge] Pack my sh** into a U-Haul truck Ship my casket off to Omaha Land of Saddle Creek and math on bugs It ain't heaven but it's close enough May I rest in peace [Chorus 3] She lives just off the 202, her dad the 101 Too many scenes have got her ghost there's just nowhere to run I gave her all my favorite spots and left for myself none But there's a way to end this pain that's not too permanent It's gonna k** me to leave Arizona Thank god it's gonna k** me to leave Arizona