six a.m. day after christmas
i throw some clothes on in the dark
the smell of cold, car seat is freezing
the world is sleeping, i am numb

up the stairs to her apartment
she is balled up on the couch
her mama left, went down to charlotte
they're not home to find us out

and we drive 
now that i have found someone
i'm feeling more alone
than i ever have before

she's a brick and i'm drowning slowly
off the coast and i'm heading nowhere
she's a brick and i'm drowning slowly

they call her name at seven-thirty
i pace around the parking lot
and i walk down to buy her flowers
and sell some gifts that i got

can't you see
it's not me you're dying for
now she's feeling more alone
than she ever has before

she's a brick and i'm drowning slowly
off the coast and i'm heading nowhere
she's a brick and i'm drowning slowly

as weeks went by
it showed that she was not fine
they told me so 
it's time to tell the truth 
and she broke down
i broke down
'cause i was tired
of lying

driving back to her apartment
for the moment we're alone
and she's alone
and i'm alone
now i know it

she's a brick and i'm drowning slowly
off the coast and i'm heading nowhere
she's a brick and i'm drowning slowly