When you moved up to the coast of Lake Michigan I thought that I would die
You told me to write everyday, I smiled and replied that I would try
You wrote me once a week, but I never wrote because I didn't know what to say
But if I could send you all my worries, I'd have to write you every day

I've got a new pair of walking shoes, I think that I should
Try them out and walk right up to you
I'll quit my job and sell my Gamecube,
I really feel it's the best thing I can do

When I got up to the coast where your house was at I knocked and you weren't home
I left my stick and bindle there, went down to Big Lots, peed, and stole a comb
I found a bench across the street, got comfortable and waited for you there
You tapped my shoulder, woke me up surprised to see me, I didn't even hear you climb the stairs

I've got this worn out pair of walking shoes, I think that you should
Come with me, we'll take a walk downtown
I'll sing you songs and tell you jokes, you'll fix my
Clothes, we'll hug, and you'll show me around

As we walked back up the coast of Lake Michigan, you asked me how I'd been
I had so much to say, it'd been so long I didn't know where to begin
I played guitar with a homeless man in Nashville when I spent the Summer down there with my mom
I walked around, I roamed the towns, I had a crazy gypsy read my palm

I need a new pair of walking shoes, I think that I should
Stay right here because you're up here too
I'll live with you and sing with you,
I really feel it's the best thing I can do