Go out to a country town
But not to get away
Quarantined against your will
Supposed to call them family
All the shitty drinks in the cooler
Can’t get you through Christmas dinner
So you end up in a moral debate
With the side of you that would turn into a sinner

But you cannot fix what’s broken with a dark room
And you cannot mend your wounds with wine
A telephone can’t transport you out of there
Can’t travel forward to a better time

If you could travel through time
Tell me what good would that do
Do you think it would really help you
Where would you go?
Any place draw a line on the map
From here to there
If you could go anywhere
All those essays about Greece
Don’t strike your fancy
Sit among the olive trees
Teach a few things to Socrates
But think of who
You’d leave behind
People out there who care
I promise this time

You cannot stop what’s hurting with a beach
You can’t just shut the world out with a mountain retreat
A cry for help can bring a temporary salve
Don’t sell your soul out for the here and now

If you drop out cause you don’t have a plan
Then what was the point?
If you block out the voices around you
There’s no one left to disappoint
In the dingy bars you’re still breaking hearts
But no one can get to yours
Give someone a chance on solid ground
To know you cared you’ll have to stick around