Back Row Hero

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You wore that little vest Like you owned the aisle Silver buttons shining Like a joke gone mild You pointed folks to seats With a practiced little bow Then the room went sideways In a very bad wow [Pre-Chorus] I tried to keep my face still I tried to play it cool But every step you took there Turned the air to cruel [Chorus] Too much gas, too much gas You left us in the blast Too much gas, too much gas The moment never passed I wanted to believe You were just having luck But baby, every aisle Turned into a truck (too much gas) [Verse 2] The bride dropped her bouquet By the third sharp wave The pastor lost his sentence And pretended to be brave Old men stared at carpets Kids laughed into their hands You kept on gliding forward Like you had other plans [Tape-stop] One more pass And the whole room split [Pre-Chorus] I saw your eyes go distant Like you knew what you had done A solemn little usher Outrunning everyone [Chorus] Too much gas, too much gas You left us in the blast Too much gas, too much gas The moment never passed I wanted to believe You were just having luck But baby, every aisle Turned into a truck (too much gas) [Bridge] Back by the folded programs You stood there by the wall A kid asked for a balloon, man You gave that kid a call And somewhere in the candle smoke I felt a sad respect For the lonely little hero With a total system wreck [Final Chorus] Too much gas, too much gas We felt it in the back Too much gas, too much gas Like thunder in the track I wanted to be kind I wanted to keep still But baby, every promise Could not beat that spill (too much gas) [Outro] Vest on, chin up Down the aisle you go Too much gas, too much gas And everybody knows