if you have to be alone
alone for a long, long time
if you have to be alone
alone for a long, long time
listen to me, buddy
take this advice of mine
don't sit there in sorrow
feeling sorry for yourself
don't sit there in sorrow
feeling sorry for yourself
'cause if you're looking for help
it ain't gonna come from no one else
set offa your ass
rattle them pots and pans
play them slow, play them fast
play them any damn way you can
make a lot of noise
that only you can understand
cry if you need to
wail long and loud
tears start falling
like raindrops from a cloud
get out your sadness
this time you won't draw a cloud
sleep all day
party all night long
keep away
all that is stupid and wrong
you can survive
social isolation
just by singing this song
if you have to be alone
alone for a long, long time
if you have to be alone
alone for a long, long time
listen to me, buddy
take this advice of mine
I've got nothing to say
but I'm gonna say it anyway
and I'm gonna say it to you
I'm gonna tell you all about
what you shouldn't live without
my personal political
point of view
What a fuckin' day, man. Everything today had been fucked. It's just one fuckin' frustration after another, you know? Every fuckin' day is challenging. A good day? I don't know when I've had one. It was before the fuckin' accident, that's for sure. I'm so angry. I'm always so fuckin' angry. There's no relief. What the fuck am I supposed to do? When do I see any reward for the effort and work I put in? I fuckin' hate my life, I really do.
I'm going to stop
smiling in photos
using exclamation points
making jokes
laughing because it's expected
limiting sugar and carbohydrates
returning phone calls
avoiding facebook
until you notice
how lonely and sad
I am
you're a fool for trying
ain't nothing ever gonna change
oh, the facts will be pushed around
ambushed around
and somehow rearranged
someday you're gonna look in the mirror
and say "man, my whole life is strange"
there ain't no denying
you're a fool for trying
you're a fool for hoping
everything's gonna stay the same
oh you can tell your lies
compromise
swear by your daddy's family name
but someday you'll look in the mirror
and say "you're the one to blame"
keep your eyes and ears open
you're a fool for hoping
I hate to remind you
of mistakes that you've conceived
I know where I can find you
in your land of make-believe
you're a fool for dreaming
dreams that won't come true
they may divert your mind
from time to time
but that's the very best that they will do
someday you're gonna look in the mirror
and say these fantasies are through
there'll be no more scheming
you're a fool for dreaming
you're a fool for trying
ain't nothing ever gonna change
oh, the facts will be rewritten
and rewritten
and forbidden
till nothing but lies remain
someday you're gonna look in the mirror
and say "man, the whole world is strange"
there ain't no denying
you're a fool for trying
you're a fool for trying
in times like these
a man needs an addiction
this ain't no fiction
it's a way to survive
holistic's optimistic
but it ain't worth a lick, son
you need an addiction
in your life
nothing's ever gonna
make you happy
that's a chapter in
another person's book
nothing's ever gonna
make you happy
bad luck follows you
no matter where you look
naive, broke and talented
ain't much fun
so you turn to the habits
trouble gives to the young
like those heroes you've enshrined
without the headlines
all your short life
you've been working
towards fortune and
its old friend fame
all your short life
you've been working
now, ain't it
a God-awful shame
nothing ever works out
you could've gone far
now it's open mic
thursday night at the bar
you're a legend in your own mind
without the headlines
push the magic
in the bloodstream
don't it make you
feel so damn good
push the magic
in the bloodstream
living like
a rock star should
for once it's not
failure you're feeling
life is sometimes best
staring at the ceiling
if you wake up this time
don't be disappointed to find
your stars did not align
you're just another loser
without the headlines
without the headlines
