Echolocation

New town, your feet hit the ground and you're running

Look down, there's light all around and it's humming

And all of your gear, it still isn't here but it's coming

And 'til it gets here you've got one thing on your mind

And that's all right when you're alone

It's something you can't find when you're at home

When all of your friends have been thrown to the ends

Of the earth and you're still here

And all the old ties have run dry like the skies

And your daylight disappears

Think of your songs and pretend to be strong

'Cause you can't get it wrong if you just sing along

And these are the ways that you waste away your days down here

Just when you got settled in, it's uncertain

But new friends have tied off the loose ends that're hurting

She tells jokes, she's great with your folks and she's stunning

You wish they could see but they're coming in the spring

They think, or maybe in the fall

As long as someone makes it out at all

When all of your friends have been thrown to the ends

Of the earth and you're still here

And all the old ties have run dry like the skies

And your daylight disappears

Think of your songs and pretend to be strong

'Cause you can't get it wrong if you just sing along

And these are the ways that you waste away your days down here