[Verse 1]
My truck sleeps out by the fence
Your mama says I can stay
I fold my clothes in a milk crate
Try to keep out of your way
There’s a mattress on the concrete
By a box fan and a dented door
I smile when you walk through
Then I feel like I’m asking for more
[Pre-Chorus]
You say, “Man, don’t worry”
But I hear what you don’t say
I’m one more mouth at the table
One more shadow in the day
[Chorus]
I’m living in your garage
Trying not to be a weight
Crying by the back door
Smoking by the paint
I hate the way I need you
I hate the way I hide
I’m living in your garage
And I’m so lonely I could die
[Verse 2]
I hear you laughing in the kitchen
I hear plates and TV sound
I sit with my back to the water heater
And let the whole night drown
Got a little sack in my jacket
Couple hits and a broken plan
I take my smoke out to the gravel
So nobody sees my hands
[Pre-Chorus]
You say, “Man, don’t worry”
But I hear what you don’t say
I’m one more mouth at the table
One more shadow in the day
[Chorus]
I’m living in your garage
Trying not to be a weight
Crying by the back door
Smoking by the paint
I hate the way I need you
I hate the way I hide
I’m living in your garage
And I’m so lonely I could die
[Bridge]
If I could wash this shame off
I’d scrub it with the rain
I’d pack my bags before sunrise
And take my hurt away
But every time I lock my eyes up
The tears come anyway
So I burn one in the dark
And pray I’m not in your way
[Final Chorus]
I’m living in your garage
Trying not to be a weight
Crying by the back door
Smoking by the paint
I hate the way I need you
I hate the way I hide
I’m living in your garage
And I’m so lonely I could die
[Outro]
So if you hear me crying
Don’t think I’m ungrateful, friend
I’m just a broke-down heart in a garage
Trying to learn how to mend