Diner in Poughkeepsie by Cicala Lyrics

[Intro]
And I'm afraid that I will one day yell too loud
And I will blow my voice out and I will bleed out of my mouth
And I won't ever talk again
And I will never laugh again
And I won't never sing again
To a lover, friend, or crowd
But I try to not think about things like that because

[Chorus]
I... I... I...
I wanna be happy
I wanna be the brightest person in the room
And I want everyone to notice that I am present

I wanna be laughing
At a joke that Jimmy said in a diner in
Poughkeepsie and I am surrounded by all my friends

[Interlude]
We should really go to a movie or something or someone...
I think, I think there was an incident right before that happened
Where [?] was like you know, like a car show racing
Uh [?] like this man ran over some people
Uh I think that's what sparked the whole thing
Look there's some truth to the man the mustang
Think about it like this: they put engines in it like this
[Bridge]
And I know that it must be hard for you to handle
When she is drunk and you're alone
And you just just wanna go home
Well know that you are strong, stronger than me
Stronger than I could ever be in this life
But I try to not think about things like that because

[Chorus]
I... I... I'm...
I'm gonna be happy
I'm gonna be the brightest person in the room
And everyone will notice that I am absent

I'm gonna be laughing
At a joke that my best friend said
In a restaurant far away from here
Surrounded by all my friends

But just know...
You got my attention
And I can only hope to hold your attention
Just know
You got my attention
And I hope to hold your attention