Alameda (Alternate Version) - Elliott Smith

You walk down Alameda

Shuffling your deck of trick cards over everyone

Like some precious only son

Face down, bow to the champion

You walk down Alameda

Looking at the cracks in the sidewalk

Thinking about your friends

How you maintain all them in

A constant state of suspense

For your own protection over their affection

And nobody broke your heart

You broke your own

'Cause you can't finish what you start

Walk down Alameda

Brushing off the nightmares you wish

Plague me when I'm awake

And now you see your first mistake

Was thinking that you could relate

For one or two minutes she liked you

But the fix is in

You're all pretension

I never pay attention

Nobody broke your heart

You broke your own

'Cause you can't finish what you start

Nobody broke your heart

You broke your own

'Cause you can't finish what you start

Nobody broke your heart

You broke your own

'Cause you can't finish what you start

Nobody broke your heart

If you're alone it must be you

That wants to be apart