GROWIN’ UP AND GETTIN’ IT TOGETHER
WHO KNOWS WHETHER OR NOT I’LL FIGURE IT OUT?
YOU CAN TRY TO PRETEND THAT YOU’VE GOT THINGS COVERED
BUT TRYING AND PRETENDING, THEY DON’T SEEM TO COVER ME NOW
I HAD A PAL FROM BACK IN COLLEGE
AND WHILE I WORKED OFF MY STUDENT DEBT
HE FOUND A WAY TO NEVER LIFT A FINGER
HE’S SAILING ‘ROUND THE WORLD AND HE -
WELL, HE AIN’T BACK YET
WAY DOWN DEEP IN THE CRACKS OF MY MIND
DOWN IN THE DARKEST LINES THAT THE C.A.T. SCANS SHOW
THE TRACKING’S FUZZY AND THE PICTURE’S OFF
ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL FILM THAT OUGHT TO BE SHOWING WHERE TO GO
THIS AIN’T HEAVEN, AND I KNOW I -
I SHOULD’VE TAKEN THAT LEFT TURN AT ALBUQUERQUE THAT DAY
BUT THINGS AIN’T BAD AND I AIN’T COMPLAININ’
NO, I GUESS THAT I’M JUST SAYIN’ I DON’T MIND IT THIS WAY
SO GO ON BUDDY! GO WITHOUT ME IF IT’S TIME TO GO
OH, BUT I’M STICKIN’ AROUND, ‘CAUSE PART OF ME’S STARTING TO ENJOY THIS SHOW
I QUIT MY JOB. I’M GONNA FIND SOMETHING BETTER
I JUST PUT MY LETTER UP... ON THE CRAIGSLIST SITE
I AIN’T GOT THE PAPER FOR THE UPCOMING RENT
BUT THINGS GOT THEIR FUNNY WAYS OF COMIN’ UP RIGHT
AND EVERYBODY’S JUST WORRIED ‘BOUT NOTHIN’
AND TAKING THINGS JUST A LITTLE TOO SERIOUSLY
WELL, I’M CALLING THESE DAYS MY LATEST HIATUS
IT’S JUST TIME AWAY FROM WHAT I’M SUPPOSED TO BE
credits
from Nick Doneff,
released December 9, 2016
(Doneff)
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