Alameda - Elliott Smith

You walk down Alamedashuffling your deck of trick cards over everyone

Like some precious only son

Face down, bow to the champion

You walk down Alamedalooking at the cracks in the sidewalk

Thinking about your friends

How you maintain all them ina constant state of suspense

For your own protection over their affection

Nobody broke your heart

You broke your ownbecause you can’t finish what you start

Walk down alameda brushing off the nightmares you wish

Could plague me when I’m awake

And now you see your first mistakewas thinking that you could relate

For one or two minutes she liked you

But the fix is in You’re all pretension, I never pay attention

Nobody broke your heart

You broke your ownbecause you can’t finish what you start

Nobody broke your heart

You broke your ownbecause you can’t finish what you start

Nobody broke your heart

You broke your ownbecause you can’t finish what you start

Nobody broke your heart

If you’re alone it must be you that wants to be apart