I watched the sun come up on Portland
I waved goodbye to all my friends
I packed my car and headed to L.A.
I gave away all my loose ends

Somebody said you gotta get away
To wanna go back home again
I left my universe standing there
Holding the hand of my best friend

And it´s laughter that I feel when I think of you
It´s one more dusty rose about to turn
I´ll see you when I reach New Mexico
If I´m in the mood to crash and burn

I wrote a letter that I never mailed
I rehearsed the dialogue in my head
In case you ever wanted to track me down
I´ll take myself home to bed

And it´s laughter that I hear when I close my eyes
And it´s one more punch that I forgot to land
I call you up when my bottle´s dry
I´m on my way to crash and burn

Antigone laid across the road
And let a mack truck leave her there for dead
Just because her lover split the scene
Well love might be great but why lose your head

Well, it´s laughter that comes up when I cry for you
And my heart may break again before it learns
And I might be stupid enough to want to fall again
Cause I´ve gotten use to the crash and burn
I say I´ve gotten use to the crash and burn