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Spare Tire

from I'm Not Okay by Better Promises

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Additional Vocals: Amy Spencer, Brandon Lelend, Kevin Hoogerwerf, Brayden Deskins, Robbie Ernst.

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This is the song you've been waiting for
Where I bitch and moan and call you a whore
But that's not my style, I'm not that immature
I'll break the bad news through a metaphor
I can hear your footsteps on my back porch
I run to close the door
But it's a revolving door
You're the injured pet that ran away from the vet
You're the last cigarette until next paycheck
You're the sunburn, you're the sunburn on the back of my neck
You're the tastebud falling off the tip of my tongue
You're the last melody from the song we just sung
I want you back but I don't want you back
You're every ounce of weight I lost
You're an orphan with chicken pox
I'm a light, I'm a candle and you're a moth
You're a cancer, you're a spider
You're the milk that just expired
In the back of my trunk's where you'll find her
She's the spare tire
4 years of driving was quite a lot
Everyone was waiting for you to pop
You did, and you took the whole car with

You went down, I went down
When you went down, I went down
You went down, I went down
When you went down, I went down

Let’s let the crowd decide
Who was wrong and who was right
Divide, pick sides,

I’m on the left She’s on the right
Was it the Tire or the Driver?
Was it the Tire or the Driver?

Certainly the tire was flawed
It was weak and it randomly popped
Couldn’t take the heat and everyone saw
You’re not getting away with this fraud

Enter the mechanic
Noticed the problem very quick
Pointed to where the car sat on it’s rim
And said,

“There, The problem is this”

Ahhh! Now you’re speaking the truth
I guess that puts you on my side too

“No, Sure the tire blew
But the blame is all on you”

Enter the insurance company

They also put the blame all on me

Why were you driving on a spare
That’s just not fair
The tire did its best
It’s not meant to go through that much stress
So certainly you cause this mess

Forget everything those two said
Listen to me, the driver’s best friend
The tire exploded and left him for dead
Certainly this conversation must end

I know I have no right to speak
You’re right, I was far too weak
But I didn’t want to let you down
So I tried my best and stuck around
I’m I set the car on fire
I never meant to be a liar
I thought I could be
Something that wasn’t me
I tried for you
I lied for you
Because you’re such a wonderful car
But I’m just a spare and that’s how things are

Blame the Tire
Blame the Driver
Blame the Tire
Blame the Driver
It doesn’t matter who you blame
They both burnt up the same

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from I'm Not Okay, released August 13, 2013

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