Briefest Moment Lyrics - Silver Age - Bob Mould

I was a small-town kid with no possessions 

And I was bored beyond belief 

I couldn't wait to get away from nowhere 

I made a plan to finally leave 

So I packed my bags and ran away 

I needed something more 

To take away this pain 

I found the medicine tucked in your locker 

I picked the lock and grabbed the pills 

I found a friend and then we went 

And then we went, and then we went 

We swallowed all of them up on the trestle 

I heard a melody so pure 

I felt an echo that was so familiar 

I left my misery behind 

If only for the briefest moment of time 

You lost your balance as I tried to grab you 

And then you slipped right through my hands 

I don't remember how I made it out alive 

But there you went and here I am 

I keep the guilt out on display 

It's my memorial to mark that day 

If I could fall for you but I cannot undo 

The briefest moment of time