The Julie Ruin - In the Picture

We used to climb streets like
They were lush Italian hillsides in the night
And we were movie stars in hiding
Turning coal into diamonds that shined so bright
They sparkled in the tiny diner's light

But tonight
All I can see is that
You're hanging up your favorite photograph...
And I'm not in the picture

It should've been a straight line
(You'd been mean to me)
Erasing you from my life...
But it took a long time
I kept hoping that someday you would see
The one who stuck around, that was me

But tonight
I'm holding my life up
(Just like it's a sign)
To the mic
And you're not in the picture

And now things have shifted
I have to love you at a distance
'Cause every time I dare to get close
You can't help but let me know
Where there's a problem, I'm the source
So I just have to let you go

Tonight
I wanna go back to
Standing outside, leaning up next to you
You probably think that I'm trying to get the best of you
I look like a fool...
As I stand there and try
To smile for the picture