For a minute I saw the future It looked just like today We tried to carry each other But I got carried away I wanted to meet you In a quieter place But I could conquer the world Before I convince you to stay Now that the party's over Was it worth coming to? "This was one for the ages, you can believe me, I've seen a few" And you wonder what that means And you wonder what's good on TV And you wonder if your parents still fuck each other And you kind of hope they do For a minute I saw the future It looked just like today Are you running in circles, Or are you running in place? And, if there's a difference, I don't think I could say You'll end up in the same spot Either way Now that the party's over Was it worth what you gave away? To wake up on the floor again With dirty worlds on your face Now you're covered in streamers And in papier mache Can you honestly say that This is where you want to stay?

If I have to lose my shit I'd rather not do it in front of you But I guess I'm going to Come to terms with a lack of individuality I'm a product of the Western world I don't know why, but you and I never sounded right There are things I have to live with Like the piss on my pants and the way That I wear them anyway It's a circular motion that keeps me going out like a champion And leaving like a lowlife Silver linings never shine so bright It should come as no surprise that from time to time We all get caught with our hands in the honey pot And what at first doesn't seem like much Can add up to quite a lot Silver linings never shine so bright

I pictured you bigger Like on the cover of a magazine That came out last summer It was a Rolling Stone from Germany He wore a jean jacket When we met him in the parking lot He signed both our tickets I called all my friends, I called my mom I pictured you bigger In the gas station bathroom And in line at the convenience store Playing in the isles Over the speakers at the mini-mart I remember the first time In the backseat of her brothers car Now I never go for a long drive Without a copy of A Ghost is Born I pictured you bigger Three times in North Adams And once in Philadelphia In Camden and Scranton In Mont Claire and Delaware Two nights in Brooklyn At the bandshell at Prospect Park And once in Manhattan In DC and Baltimore All the places I've seen you I pictured you bigger

The next time I act like I'm too smart to be happy I hope you get up and run The next time I act like I'm too proud to act like a lowlife, I'll think twice Lowlives have more fun Grab ahold of this stoned wisdom I get out of the car and I lay myself down on the front yard I'd like not to get quite as upset When people leave, it's just what they do, And I'll try hard not to blame you When I get caught with my cock in my hand Take a swig of this sweet stupidity It'll take off the edge 'Cause now you're here And you're not leaving "I think we're alone now," is the song that you sing When the stereo's playing louder than it's ever been I go out and I sit and I count all the barstools that wait For the barflies to come around And I have my doubts about who I put my trust in Getting crushed under this Christ consciousness Wasn't part of my plan But now I'm here, and it's happening

Southwest context coming in For an East Coast spring Tell you new stories to an old dial tone I'll sing To boys in the basements who are Bottling boredom, I'm sure Beneath the floors It all depends are we porcupine friends 'Cause we prick and we stick with this My kittens 'came cats All they do is sleep by windows They still get excited to greet me Each time I come home They don't know my name But they know that they're where they belong Just not where they're from It all depends are we porcine friends 'Cause we prick and we stick with this

It's hard to keep a balance between Having love and having your way I guess I'm tired, but I can't be sure anymore Of what feels good, and what just feels okay Smart people weigh their options, but I don't have time for that Smart people weigh their options, but I'm not concerned with any of them The silver lining to being lonely is You never have to be good company I keep myself upright, keep to myself, alright I keep myself in good company I keep myself in good company Smart people weigh their options, but I don't have time for that Smart people weigh their options, but I'm not concerned with any of them

Oh, said something just about time And where it goes, said something 'bout my birthday It was months ago And I'll try to remember when it's yours I might need reminding Just before it comes So what, if it's all on your tongue If no one wants to hear it at all Lonely now, so lonely now You and I Oh, maybe in a month or so We'll try to go for another whisky Shitshow And I'll try to remember what was said I hope you keep in contact We'll do it again So what, if it's all on your tongue If no one whats to hear it at all And, if there's a question, I'm told I can't explain myself at all Lonely now, so lonely now You and I

I'll write home when I find Paradise, But, if I know me, it'll only be to tell you that I told you so And I went completely soft and lame When I noticed how the picture frame made you hover like a ghost When you ran your fingers through your hair, I could see your roots And I wondered how you stayed so small, but, fuck it all, If you didn't find a way to fill the room I looked up at the moon, and I swore I saw it move I'll write home when I find Paradise, But, if I know me, it'll only be to bitch about the weather I'll say, "Heaven sure is nice, and all, But to tell the truth, from what I've been told, I expected better," And if that's how you'll remember me, I kind of hope you won't I'll write home that I found Paradise, Even if I don't I looked up at the moon, and I swore I saw it move I looked up at the moon, and I swore you saw it too I'll write home when I find Paradise, But, if I know me, it'll only be to pine For what I left behind Because nothing's ever beautiful Until I see it in the rearview Until it stops being mine And, every time I question the way I live my life The loudest voice I've ever heard says, "You're not doing it right."

It's a tough pill to swallow To know that nothing's free Especially across the line From you to me You've lived in Alabama You'll live in infamy I live in constant fear That someone's got it in for me I want to know the reasons why I need some real solutions Or just another hit I couldn't say which of the two right now Would do me best I've got some friends that live inside The television set Well, when you ask for nothing Nothing's what you get I want to know the reasons why The disenfranchised massed Plight of the working man I get worked up, Then get distracted by the Internet It's a tough pill to swallow The knowledge that you lack When all you have is nothing What can you give back? I want to know the reasons why? You must think you're so clever That feeling never lasts Real men can change the weather By shaking hands You float in like a feather You're dodging every jab You cam for nothing? Then you're in luck 'Cause we've got nothing left I want to know the reasons why

Hajimemashte, hajimemashte Jordan des dozo yoroshiku Paying attention, you're not paying attention I get the message, you're not impressed with What I do When all the pacers stop pacing They all just walk home Do you ever feel fine? Do you ever feel fine? Once in awhile, fron time to time Just fine 300 miles, 3,000 miles From the edge of the globe For sea salt and gold Sometimes When all the pacers start pacing They all just walk home

Oh, I don't think you are as perfect as you think you are But I couldn't mind anymore

Celebrate your small victories They're all that's left of your local celebrity status Except for a host of bad habits The first one's gratis, The next one's gonna' cost you big This might sting for a second or two, But when it's all over you won't feel a thing That much I'll promise you I can't control myself, And if I can't take what I want I'll take everything else Given the choice between a meaningless live And a meaningful death There's just no contest Meaningfulness is overrated anyway I have the same dream all the time Where I drive through the city at night To see all the twinkling lights And watch every scene from every B movie go by In the iris of your eyes Take your time, and I'll do mine Take your time like I do mine Celebrate your small victories They're all that's left of you local celebrity status Except for a host of bad habits The first one's gratis, And the next one's on me

Take some time once awhile First, tell me what you'll do this time A, "maybe yes," is a, "maybe no," Depending on how it's said to me There's no worries, just tell me what you'll do Will you save me, if I'm lazy? 'Cause you know I am Strangers, strange, sound the same When they don't have much to say Well, my left brain and I don't have Shit to say It's good that way, just tell me what you'll do Will you save, if I'm lazy? 'Cause you know I am I caught a glimpse of the sky, but I won't do that again I'm fine, there's just something in my eyes Oh, you know I'll tell the truth With bourbon and vermouth Just tell me what to do It's understood, it's understood You'll tell me what to do now Will you save me, if I'm lazy? 'Cause you know I am

Neil was a masterpiece last night When he stumbled off the side of the stage You laughed when I asked you to meet me in the bathroom But I guess I didn't think it was a funny thing to say And, I hope that keeping your options open Turns out to be as good an idea as you thought it would be Don't come to me when freedom turns its back on you The way that freedom turned its back on me Neil was a masterpiece last night When he shattered glass all over the floor You and I were standing in the street, watching cars go by When I started to wonder what I really came to the city for And I guess I could apologize for being lazy and listless But who I choose to get in bed with isn't anybody's business Don't come to me when freedom turns its back on you The way that freedom often tends to do You were right about the weather, I guess I'll just be cold forever Even if it hits 100 degrees I guess I'll just settling in to sleep And dream You were right about the weather, I guess I'll just be cold forever Neil was a masterpiece last night When we pissed his name perfectly into the snow And, as impressed as I was, I was cold and I was buzzed So I walked inside and I made myself at home I couldn't care about the consequences of anybody's actions Least of all my own Every time that freedom rears its ugly head I know that I'm about to spend a lot of time alone Neil was a masterpiece last night When he threw his arms up over his head And said, "Tonight's a night for making plans and promises, And shaking hands." At least I think that's what he said I was trying to find a word to describe our situation When a friends said, "We're all optionless" I came to you when freedom turned its back on me, And now it looks as though I might've made a mess You were right about the weather,I guess I'll just be cold forever Even if it hits 100 degrees I guess I'll just settle in to sleep, And dream You were right about me, Heather, I guess I'll just be stoned forever And settle in to brace myself for the big freeze

Well, ain't I just a lucky guy All of my time's been worth my while I'm a shitshow if you don't know Cut from old stones From the bottom of silver linings Stole the garden from the forrest Cut the honest from the bullshit again Well, alright Don't you think that I'm a lucky guy? Now the Earth is just a swimming pool For fish and tadpoles, crabs and scoundrels the same I've been living in dirty water Why the bother? We'll tip the bottle again Gentlemen, so start your engines Did I mention my bad intentions again? Well, alright Don't you think that I'm a lucky guy?

How little sleep can one person live on? I don't know, but I plan on finding out 'Cause I've been awake for days, and it still hasn't taken me out And, when it dons, oh well I saw the sunrise, yeah, I thought that it was fine I'll polish myself like a trophy and I'll take pride in the shine 'Cause it took a lot of work to get this far, And, when I end up with nothing, At least I can say that nothing's mine How many cocks do I have to suck to secure a seat in the lap of luxury? I'll probably draw the line at two, or three, But that's just me We've all done things we'd rather not repeat For a bitter cup of coffee and a soft kiss on the cheek, alright Green, green grass grows in a front yard A white fence surrounds a garden and protects it from the neighbor's dog It's not easy to describe a place I've only seen in dreams A place that doesn't exist outside of television screens How many steps do I have to take to achieve sobriety? If it's more than one, then it's probably not for me There are some things that we knew all along Like everybody's going, or everybody's gone, gone, gone So, here's to hoping that we find a better way to live our lives next 'Cause this time I don't think either one of us got it right Here's to hoping that we find a better way to say "Goodbye"

I have what it takes Water and carbohydrates, just fine From my toes to my cranium, I'm all filled with calcium inside Something just tells me that I just might be in the right place From time to time Crossed the United States And all those out of state plates, just fine Where ever it takes place Highways or seascapes, in time Something just tells me that I just might be in the right place, No, someone just tells me that I just might be in the right place From time to time I'll ship some sunshine I'm sea salt from shoreline, sometime All this foot movement, we're all dancing stupid It's fine Something just tells me that I just might be in the right place No, someone just tells me that I just might be in the right place From time to time

Playing on carnival games it's easy to get hurt Well, I might be in a lot of pain, But at least I won a t-shirt I'm as soft and pink as the day I was born And, if you think about the way we live It should come as no surprise That each and every one of us Coughs up some blood from time to time I'm convinced my body was built to break down I don't need a watch to tell me how much time I've wasted I don't need a doctor to tell me that someday I will die Sometime you laugh, and sometime you don't At all these things I say that sound like jokes, But, no, they're not jokes And I'll say that I don't see a reason To question the age old wisdom Of advice that's freely given on walls in men's room stalls The planets have nothing to do with the mess I made So don't waste your time talking about how Mercury's in retrograde I don't hear you knocking; did you think that might be by design? You expecting something better? Then I think you'd better get in line