Hospital Green (Lyrics)

From thirty dollar parking to the elevator doors To me clawing at my collar as it climbed the floors To the welcoming surroundings and the hundred dollar view And the reassuring smiles, none of which improve my mood And from the coldness of the car seat to the coldness of the bed To what precious warmth clings to the layers we don't shed To the kind of winter cold that carves its name across our bones To where we both swear together that we're both not so alone How do you measure time In human growth or in human error Or maybe both? We took our time but it still took a toll Wincing with every crack in the concrete Or bump in the road The staggering way that we managed to stagger away From all of that still half intact still astounds me to this day And I'm crawling in my skin