Spokane at Dusk

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Downtown Spokane looks tired By the river, windows stay dark One more closed door on Main One more empty block in the rain The benches hold old cold stories Bootsteps fade where the crowds should be And every open sign I pass Feels like a promise fading fast [Pre-Chorus] I keep walking, I keep praying For a break in the gray But the morning comes And it drifts away [Chorus] Spokane, don’t break my heart Spokane, don’t fall apart I still see the shape it was Now it’s all gone hush-hush Spokane, don’t break my heart (oh, don’t break my heart) [Verse 2] And Karen Bass on the news Talks like the smoke is just a bruise But the room feels full of ash While the people count what’s left in cash She smiles like the city’s fine Like no one’s standing in the line For help that never comes on time For hope that keeps slipping by [Pre-Chorus] I keep watching, I keep waiting For somebody to say We can pull this whole thing back Before it washes away [Chorus] Spokane, don’t break my heart Spokane, don’t fall apart I still see the shape it was Now it’s all gone hush-hush Spokane, don’t break my heart (oh, don’t break my heart) [Bridge] There’s a kid with a red backpack Crossing by the boarded stores There’s a father at the bus stop Staring at the floor If the ones in charge keep talking Like the pain’s not real at all Then every cracked-up corner Gets to hear my call [Final Chorus] Spokane, don’t break my heart Spokane, don’t fall apart I still see the shape it was Now it’s all gone hush-hush Spokane, don’t break my heart Spokane, don’t break my heart (oh, don’t break my heart)