I watched the sun come up on Portland I waved goodbye to all my friends ( I packed my car and headed to LA ( I gave away all my loose ends Somebody said you gotta get away To wanna go back home again ( I left my universe standing there ( Holding the hand of my best friend And it's laughter that I feel when I think of you It's one more dusty rose about to turn ( I'll see you when I reach New Mexico If I'm in the mood to crash and burn ( I wrote a letter that I never mailed ( I rehearsed a dialogue in my head ( In case you ever wanted to track me down ( I'll take my cell phone to bed And it's laughter that I hear when I close my eyes And it's one more punchline I forgot to learn I call you up when my bottle's dry ( I'm on my way to crash and burn Antigone laid across the road And let a mack truck leave her there for dead ( Just because her lover split the scene ( Well love might be great break but why lose your head Well, it's laughter that comes up when I cry for you And my heart may break again before it learns And I might be stupid enough to want to fall again Cause I've gotten use to the crash and burn ( I say I've gotten use to the crash and burn