I had such big plans for me, just like Emily I'd leave my small town and I'd move to the big city And it would be a victory, a victory for me 'Cause I thought I could change my whole life with the scenery So I got in my car, drove halfway cross the country I brought my best friend but I lost her along the way As we slid in the blizzard, the snow on the highway I didn't believe her when she said I was doing okay I'd done everything right, so I thought, till that night I'd made all of my plans, I was cautious But we'd argue and fight all in silence My mind replaced all of my winnings with losses 'Cause the sweetest words, they ricochet But the cruelest thoughts sink down all the way Oh the sweetest words, they ricochet But the cruelest thoughts sink down all the way So I started my job, it was just temporary While I crested the hill I'd been on for some time And I worked and I tried and I cared and I waited The more that I did, the more I started falling behind And I thought of my family back home, they don't visit But I talk to them every few days on the phone And sometimes I pretend that there's more, but there isn't They have no idea how much time I've been spending alone And I guess that I do some things well, I can't tell But some people, they smile when they see 'em If they say a kind word, it goes almost unheard 'Cause I just can't make myself believe them 'Cause the sweetest words, they ricochet But the cruelest thoughts sink down all the way Oh the sweetest words, they ricochet But the cruelest thoughts sink down all the way And the friends that I made, I had started avoiding And I just got bigger while my life stayed small It's been so many years since the snow on the highway But when I look at my life, it seems no time has passed by at all I'd done everything right all the days of my life But got in my own way and stayed cautious And I argue and fight with myself, 'cause my mind Replaced all of my winnings with losses 'Cause the sweetest words, they ricochet But the cruelest thoughts sink down all the way Oh the sweetest words, they ricochet But the cruelest thoughts sink down all the way