Gladiola The Nice Price lyrics

I bought you a record for the nice price
Took it to your house
The doorbell played Edelweiss
In the twilight sparkling endlessly
Like bumper car upholstery

We multiplied our dreams
Said goodbye to this sleepy land
Drove past volunteer fire departments and farm stands
Then bright jumpsuits on the median grass
And warnings on the overpass

Tonight I'm starting to believe
This city is just a factory
Turning promises into a joke
That goes on and on

The shower was in the kitchen, we split the rent
Signed up for the struggle
Picked it up as we went
And if righteousness alone could crack through stone

This would have crumbled a long, long time ago

And they come home with you at night
Shiver in the hallway, pick a fight
They hang out in your dreams
And the impossible dawn, the scattered light
The polished thought, the truth outright

There's a life waiting for us if we fail
It's out there by the last stop
Of the commuter rail
We can see the stars at night again
Forget what we know, and just pretend

Maybe we should put that old record on
And drive around for an hour or two
‘Cause when I'm close to the end I look to you
And you keep on pushing so I'll keep on pushing, too