Josiah Vermont

They waited on me to make my next move
plotted with coffee cups, staring at a white board
Then a surveillance squad was following 24/7
until they drew me down on the road
After the nest was raided the bottom fell out,
but my queen stayed loyal and true
Always knew it would be somebody close to me
but i never thought it would be you

There was a girl who met a boy, like Jack and Dianne
and that one plus one became two
I wore all white waiting there on the edge of the sand
You wore something old and something new
Now the bed is empty and the fridge is bare
and the closet where your clothes hung is too
Always knew one of us would let the other down
but never thought it would be you

Slave hard each week for the money i save
sometimes I don’t know where its all been spent
Between the gas and groceries, bills and debt
I can barely pay the rent
Hit a real rough patch the other day
was on my knees when i came to you
Never thought a real friend would let me down
i was mistaken, counting on you

They say you should always keep your enemies close
and only good friends stab you in the chest
You’re leading these hunters directly towards me
makes me feel like the last wolf left
I’m crouching in the shadows as the sun sets low
and I’ll escape by the glow of the moon
Always knew a Judas was close to me..
You can expect to see me soon!

You say you see right through me like a skeleton watch
and know exactly what makes me tick
its vermin like me that should be locked up
just looking here makes you sick
But you forget about the times when your footsteps matched mine-
who paid the fees for you when they were due?
Always guessed it would be one of my closest friends
Knew there was weakness inside of you

We grew up together, ate off of the same plates
wore the same clothes, listened to the same tunes
Inseparable, a set of twins against the world
thick as thieves in everything we’d do
Now the judge says you’re free and you walk out a different door
than the one I’m about to be led through
Always knew it would be somebody close to me..
Never guessed it would be you