Hot shot Cool down a little bit You’re not too good to respect her Not now Not then, not ever again On my watch hands I don’t know, I don’t know I don’t know if you know You think you’ve got a lot of guts, lot of gusto I don’t know, I don’t know I don’t know if you’ve heard But leave your force at the door when you’re with her Oh my My eyes are not as green As my right mind That’s fine Compared to casualties I’m alright I don’t know, I don’t know I don’t know if you know You think you’ve got a lot of brains and bravado I don’t know, I don’t know I don’t know if you’ve heard But leave your force at the door when you’re talking to her I can count to ten when I'm with her It takes more than that, now I know I can count to ten, but I linger Around five and down and count slow Big lie You're playing cool, the “good guy” You’re not the man you fantasize If so You wouldn’t reap the willows That you sow I don’t know, I don’t know I don’t know if you can Make the dots before you draw the lines in the sand I don’t know, I don’t know Don’t know what it will take It’s her life, it’s her voice It’s not your mind to make I can count to ten when I'm with her It takes more than that, now I know I can count to ten, but I linger Around five and down and count slow I can count to ten for you I can count to ten, but I'm counting on you I can count to ten for you Ten fingers counting on you I only know it from the outside looking in Can only work with the words that I'm given I only know it from the outside looking in I can't see in now I can count to ten when I'm with her It takes more than that, now I know I can count to ten, but I linger Around five and down and count slow I can count to ten for you I can count to ten, but I'm counting on you I can count to ten for you Ten fingers counting on you

But there’s salt in my wounds And there’s clouds in my room And it’s pouring by noon But it’s clear around you Not doing well But “I’ve never been better” Is just what I say It’s just how I answer It’s just how I answer you And hellos are good But goodbyes are better I’m in over my head And under the weather Under the ground I’m six feet under with no way out I know that I seem tired Would you believe me if I said That shit’s not getting to my head? At least I’ve been trying my best I know my best foot forward Is the same as two steps back And I’m left wondering where I’m at But there’s salt in my wounds And there’s clouds in my room And it’s pouring by noon But it’s clear around you I said a thousand times That I’d compromise But I never tried And I know you’re probably right I apologize It’s all justified And now the silence deafens But I’ll give the benefit I won’t blame life for getting in The way of what we always said I know that I know better Than to read between the lines Just know I’m on your side But there’s salt in my wounds And there’s clouds in my room And it’s pouring by noon But it’s clear around you Oh I can’t climb these molehills Let alone the mountains I wish I could, but now I can The past I wish was present tense I know that I know better Than to pretend I would have been Any different But there’s salt in my wounds And there’s clouds in my room And it’s pouring by noon But it’s clear around you

[Life is too short to be anything but happy.] It’s not the same, it’s not the same (And that’s okay) I’m not the same, I wanna change (But I’m okay) It’s not the same, it’s not the same (And that’s okay) I’m barely sane and I wanna change (But I’m okay) Hit the ground We lost and found I dug my grave Now I’m crawling out Gather around and hear the sound Of our feet Walking common ground I’ll never know Where the summer takes the snow I’ll never question Why my shoulders felt so cold Won't judge a book By the pages I haven't turned Won't judge a journey By the bridges that you burned It’s not the same, it’s not the same (And that’s okay) I’m not the same, I wanna change (But I’m okay) It’s not the same, it’s not the same (And that’s okay) I’m barely sane and I wanna change (But I’m okay) [Do not take yourself too seriously. Let go of the ego, let go of resentments, and embrace the fact that this too shall pass.] My best friend, gone again Gone for good, now it's sinking in Now I gotta get up Because I wanted you And I'm trying to forget That I do And I know I missed my mark And I know this is what you wanted And you say this is the best you've got Well I know that it's not It’s not the same, it’s not the same (And that’s okay) I’m not the same, I wanna change (But I’m okay) It’s not the same, it’s not the same (And that’s okay) I’m barely sane and I wanna change (But I’m okay) [Let go of the person you think everyone wants you to be, and just be yourself. Certainly life's challenges may get you down, but be resilient.] And I know It won't be like this forever Won't hurt this bad forever And I know When I go home I will lay down and remember I could have done better It’s not the same, it’s not the same (And that’s okay) I’m not the same, I wanna change (But I’m okay) It’s not the same, it’s not the same (And that’s okay) I’m barely sane and I wanna change (But I’m okay) And I know It won't be like this forever Won't hurt this bad forever And I know When I go home I will lay down and remember I could have done better

Maybe more caffeine will ease the pain Catch a few more z’s to dream away Everything that’s keeping me awake Everything that’s keeping me awake Maybe I don’t learn from my mistakes And I’m too naive to see the way That what I do is pushing them away That what I do keeps pushing them away