Jan 03, 2011 13:43
Middle Class Rut: New Low
I have no space,
No room to move around
And this box is getting smaller.
I'm trying to get out.
How did I get so far
From where I was?
When did I decide
To lose my way?
Who have I become?
I've got a new low,
All 52 cards in a row.
I see now that I won't let go.
No, I won't let go.
Well who am I?
A cold shoulder left to cry.
You feel bad, well so do I.
Yeah so do I.
I've been right; I've been left.
I've been wrong; I've been left behind.
I've been up, but mostly down.
I've been right; I've been left.
I've been wrong; I've been left behind.
I've been up, but mostly down.
I can not help feeling like
I have so much at stake,
So I lock myself inside my head
And I just run in place.
So many directions I don't
Know which way to go,
I'm so busy doing nothing,
I got nothing to show.
I've got a new low,
All 52 cards in a row.
I see now that I won't let go.
No, I won't let go.
Well who am I?
A cold shoulder used to cry.
You feel bad, well so do I.
Yeah, so do I.
I've been right; I've been left.
I've been wrong; I've been left behind.
I've been up, but mostly down.
I've been right; I've been left.
I've been wrong; I've been left behind.
I've been up, but mostly down.
I make mistakes
Just like everybody else,
But instead I'm letting go of it,
I can't forgive myself.
Well I did my time,
In a windowless box.
Like it or not.
All I got now is today,
Tomorrow ain't here
And yesterday is gone dead on me anyway.
I've been right; I've been left.
I've been wrong; I've been left behind.
I've been up, but mostly down.
I've been right; I've been left.
I've been wrong; I've been left behind.
I've been up, but mostly down.