Lyrics

There's a lady named Miranda
On the sidewalk by the bay
She sleeps in blankets under tree trunks
Since her husband went away

His guns still line the closet
And his flag is on their bed
She says, "I always prayed for peace;
I should've prayed for him instead.

"And there's a war outside that I can't seem to follow
I just close my eyes and pray for it to rain."
They say she smiles sometimes, but all her grins are hollow
Her heart only beats when both feet find his grave

And as she bows her head, I can hear her pray

CHORUS
Where am I going?
And where have I been?
I had some hope, and I need to know
If I'm ever gonna get it back again

There's a big boy named Sebastian
Holding bottles in his hands
He ripped them from his parents cabinet
Hoping that they'll reprimand

He pulls off all those labels
Pours the capsules in a bowl
He knows that clatter doesn't matter
'Cause they're never, ever hope

And he remembers when his dad fought off the nightmares
Just by holding him each time he felt afraid
And as he watches his friends pass around the tupperware
He knows that these pills could never do the same

And amidst their laughter, he begins to pray

CHORUS
Where am I going?
And where have I been?
I had some hope, and I need to know
If I'm ever gonna get it back again

Now, I never see Miranda on the sidewalk
She's made a bad out of her husband's cold headstone
And as she squints into the streetlamp on the corner
She swears that she can see her angel coming home

There's a hospital that overlooks the graveyard
You can find Sebastian's mother growing old
And if you ever ask her how she found Sebastian
She'll tell you how the pills looked just like snow
And how the house felt just as cold

CHORUS
Where are we going?
Where have we been?
See, I had some hope
And I need to know
If I'm ever gonna get it back

CHORUS
Where are we going?
And where have we been?
See, I had some hope
And I need to know
If I'm ever gonna get it back

CHORUS
Where are you going?
And where have you been?
Make sure your rope is tied tight to hope
And don't, don't, don't
Ever let it go again