Ryan Adams - Sink Ships lyrics

Sunlight falls on your hands as you type Just something in my head Standing in this empty space Your desk is gone The wall's still dark from where it went This position is not open now for applicants The application forms got shredded There was faulty wordin' in the documents I can still hear you laughin' Coming up the rickety stairs Laughin' as the springtime filled your lungs with air Pink smoke rung out like the patches of your hair Like violets Like birds inside a bell A grey ghost prowls in the back of my mind While the sun is out Though it's still up and the light is shining Its seasons push and pull enough to get us through For my mind is open now But it won't let the door open to an empty room This position is not open now for applicants The application forms got shredded There was faulty wordin' in the documents I can still hear you laughin' Coming up the rickety stairs Laughin' as the springtime filled your lungs with air Pink smoke rung out like the patches of your hair Like violets Like birds inside a bell If somehow I'd have known I would have rather gone down with the ship Than be without you If only for the chance To hold you hand To be your friend I'm never gonna last I - I would have rather gone down Than this The war is over The war is over War is over And I'm waiting in the sinking ship If only I had known If only I had known