Well she slid down the hall in her socks and yelled Come outside No no no, nothings wrong I just happen to have a surprise So we fell through the door like the autumn leaves And I wrestled my brother down to his knees Just to watch as her rocket shot into the October sky There's a picture of us In a layer of dust On the mantle Right by my cigarettes that I smoke Since you left 'Cause you said you had to fly In your October sky Lada di da da da di Now I work in the city and I blend into the crowd And the people grieve with me since the towers came down You could cut the pollution with a butterknife You could wake up at 2 and then party all night But I'm missing my momma So I'll stand on the street and get high There's a picture of us Hidden in a layer of dust On the mantle Right by my cigarettes that I smoke Since you left 'Cause you said you had to fly In your October sky La da di da da da di La da di da da da di As I go back home to memphis I remember days that I I was outside shooting rockets Almost as high In your October In your October In your October In your October In your October sky La da di da da da di