Craig Finn - Due to Depart Lyrics

Woke up in her bed to a text from a friend
It said you better come quick
There's been an accident, a crash.
They closed off the entrance ramp.
Hard to really say what might happen.

Got out of bed and got dressed
And I gave her a kiss.
Careful so that she didn't wake.
I left her some cash just in case.

I started the car and I drove to the mini mart.
Put some gas in the tank.
Paid with the card so I wouldn't even have to say thanks.

I was born a town over
Because that's where the hospital was when I was due to arrive.
Now it's St. Mary's on the far end of the county
About a 25 minute drive.

A mother a father a brother a sister.
Weddings graduations and Mass.
My sister's a teacher and she moved to Ohio.
My brother always drove pretty fast.

A niece and two nephews
Dressed up for Christmas
Suspended where the picture was hung.
I've got one of my own and she's fourteen years old From when her mother and I were too young.

Sat in my car and I listened to music.
Sang along under my breath.
It's hard to really say what might happen
In the moments that trail sudden death.

Drove to the service road.
Rolled down the windows.
Put my foot on the gas.
My sister's a teacher in Dayton Ohio.
My brother always drove pretty fast.

Tell my daughter I love her.
Tell her mother I'm sorry.
Tell them both that they're here in my heart.

It's so hard to know the right time to show up
But you'll know when you're due to depart.
It's so hard to know the right time to show up
But you'll know when you're due to depart.