Sweet Things

Counting out quarters at the record shop
London calling and the pressure drop
I'm skipping double dutch with your sister's friends
The landlord's calling for the rent again

If all I have is all I need
And all I need is all I have
Then why is all I ever want is more?

Why can't I see the sweet things until they're all gone?
Why can't I see the sweet things until they're all gone?

I'm sitting on the grass at your mother's grave
I'm staring at the letters that spell my name
The stars still shine in the sky blue sky
You just gotta look with better eyes

I lay face down in the summer dirt
My ear pressed into the conducting earth
I hear radio waves and ghosts that fizzle and fade

Why can't I see the sweet things until they're all gone?
Why can't I see the sweet things until they're all gone?

It's ten years later now
You said, "I wondered about your age"
I said, "I got ID'd today"
You said, "Yeah, I get that too"
It's like we'll never die
Just grow younger every day

Shoebox photos and birthday cards
I got an old tube amp but no guitar
We're living in a Salvation Army shoe
And all I got is me and you

Why can't I see the sweet things until they're all gone?
Why can't I see the sweet things until they're all gone?