Let's Not Shit Ourselves (To Love And Be Loved)
Well the animals laughFrom the dark of the wildernessA baby cries hardIn an apartment complex
As I pass in a carBuried under the influenceThe cities driving me outof my mind
I've seen a child he's caughtIn the sad trap of gravityHe falls from the lowestBranch of the apple tree
And lands in the grassAnd weeps for his dignityNext time he will not aim so highYeah, next time neither will I
Now, a mother takes loans outSends her kids off to collegesHer family's reducedTo names on a shopping list
While a coroner kneelsBeneath the great wooden crucifixHe knows there's worse things than beingAlone.
And so I've learned to retreatAt the first sign of dangerI mean, why wait around ifIt's just to surrender
And ambition I've foundCan lead only to failureI do not read the reviewsNo I am not singing for you(Woo)
Well I stood droppin' a coinInto the pit of a wellAnd I would throw my whole billfoldIf I thought it would help
With all these wishes I makeI should buy something realAt least a telephoneCall home
Well my teachers they builtThis retaining wall of memoryAll those multiple choicesI answered so quickly
And got my grades backAnd forgot just as easilyBut at least I got an AAnd so I don't have them to blame
Well I should stop pointing fingersReserve my judgmentOf all those public action figuresAnd cowboy presidentsSo loud behind the bull-hornsSo proud they can't admitWhen they've made a mistake
While poison ink spewsFrom a speech writers penHe knows he don't have to say itSo it don't bother him
Honesty accuracyIt's just popular opinionAnd the approval ratings highAnd so someone's gonna die
Well ABC NBC CBS bullshitThey give us fact or fictionI guess an even splitAnd each new act of war's tonight's entertainmentWe're still the pawns in their game
As they take eye for an eyeUntil no one can seeWe must stumble blindly forwardRepeating history
Well I guess we all fit into that sloganOn your fast food marqueeRed blooded white skinned and oh the bluesOh and the blues I got the blues that's me
Well I awoke in reliefMy sheets and tubes were all tangledWeak from whiskey and pillsIn a Chicago hospital
And my father was thereIn a chair by the windowStarin' so far awayI tried talking just whisperedSo sorry so selfishHe stopped me and saidChild, I love you regardlessThere nothing you could doThat would ever change thisI'm not angry, it happensBut you just can't do it again
And so now I try to keep upI been exchanging my currencyWhile a million objectsPass though my peripheryNow I'm rubbin' my eyes'Cause they're starting to bother meI been staring too long at the screen
But where was it when I first heardThat sweet sound of humilityIt came to my ears in theGoddamned loveliest melody
How grateful I was thenTo be part of the mysteryTo love and to be lovedLets just hope that is enough