Langhorne Slim

Sit all day pissin' away my time
Lookin' into a crystal ball and I don't know why
I'm living too fast to live too long
And I don't wanna die but I don't know yet where I belong.

I've had it better than some and I know that I shouldn't complain.
My grandfather told me once that all pain hurts the same.
Your bottle is empty, you glass has been filled.
And I don't wanna break your heart but I probably will.

Some are born to be good, some are born to be bad.
Most of them did the best they could and others just wish they had
If I could return to when I was a child, I'd forget what I've learned and go back to the wild.

I got off of the plane OK, now I have the city to myself
The strangers and the coffee shops, the sidewalks and the way the evening smells
But none of it distracts me in the ways that I had planned, or brings me back my smile like I was hoping.
There's a distance between me and a world that's offering its hand and I have you to thank for that, thanks for nothing.

It's probably raining off in London if it's snowing here in Nashville, Tennessee.
I hope she's taking care of you and showing you you're where you need to be.
But I don't want you to leave her once she gives herself away,
The way a match looks after it's done glowing
You don't know how it feels to think you'll never be the same
And I have you to thank for that, thanks for nothing.

The only men I meet all look for hearts that they can fix
But mine is more like a kid who has gone missing.
There's a man in front of me that I know I won't let in
And I have you to thank for that, thanks for nothing.