[Verse 1]
It hit me soft enough I didn't stop
Or plan to change my course
When all I needed was a little shove
To help me out the door
Oh, mine's a hopeless home that never seems
To let me know
I've shuttered out the view
But that's what we need sunlight for
To creep below the cracks and to
Remind me there's a window
And that window has a latch
But I am holding up a stone so please step back
Because this rock is coming through

[Chorus]
And I'm swallowing gum
Lodged in my throat
Spit out my words or dammit I'll choke
I'm swallowing gum
I'm swallowing gum
Lodged in my throat
Spit out my words or dammit I'll choke
I'm swallowing gum

[Verse 2]
So maybe I will move away and
Load up all my things so I can
Drive along the coast and see
What rainy weather brings
If you told me it would dry out all my papers
Maybe I wouldn't have gone
But that's the thing about me
You just have to understand
I'm still sure as hell short-sighted
And my vision's going bad
I'd have told you it's too tough for me
And wouldn't have been more wrong