Wishing Well in Sepia

Ashtray on the windowsill

Half‑cold coffee

Bitter chill

Telephone asleep all day

Every ring got pushed away

Tiny pillbox by the bed

Doctor’s words still in my head

“Take these drops

You’ll feel just fine”

They just blur the warning signs

I’ve been tossing my pain in a wishing well

Nickels

Dimes

Till my pockets fell

Every little ache

Every secret I won’t tell

Keep on sinking down that wishing well

If it all comes true

I won’t feel a thing

If it all comes true

What does joy even mean?

I’ve been tossing my pain in a wishing well

Till I disappear as well

Jukebox humming down the hall

Couples turning slow and small

I just trace the cracks in glass

Watch the minutes limp and pass

Letter from my mother reads

“Son

I pray you’ll cut back

Please”

I just fold it in my coat

Can’t untie this heavy rope

I’ve been tossing my pain in a wishing well

Nickels

Dimes

Till my pockets fell

Every little ache

Every secret I won’t tell

Keep on sinking down that wishing well

If it all comes true

I won’t feel a thing

If it all comes true

What does joy even mean?

I’ve been tossing my pain in a wishing well

Till I disappear as well

Bartender wipes the counter clean

Says

“You look lost

Kid

What’s that mean?”

I raise a glass

Then shake my head

“I’m just tired of this weight

” I said (yeah)

I’ve been tossing my pain in a wishing well

Nickels

Dimes

Till my pockets fell

Every little ache

Every secret I won’t tell

Keep on sinking down that wishing well

If it all comes true

I won’t feel a thing

If it all comes true

What does joy even mean?

I’ve been tossing my pain in a wishing well

Till I disappear as well