Giving It Up

[Verse 1] Well, I can't get off the ground In this holding pattern town They put these buildings up Just to bring me down And I don't trust my friends Any more than I trust the cops Any more than I trust the air That's burning up my lungs [Chorus] Yeah, I'm giving it up Yeah, I'm giving it up Yeah, I'm giving it up for good Yeah, I'm giving it up Yeah, I'm giving it up Yeah, I'm giving it up for good [Verse 2] My baby looks at me Like her long lost prince of thieves Sometimes it's not enough To get only what you need And I know I need you Like the concrete needs the rain Like a drunk needs ice in his glass Like a ball needs a chain [Chorus] So yeah, I'm giving it up Yeah, I'm giving it up Yeah, I'm giving it up for good Yeah, I'm giving it up Yeah, I'm giving it up Yeah, I'm giving it up for good [Bridge] This is paradise The place you come to die [Chorus] So yeah, I'm giving it up Yeah, I'm giving it up Yeah, I'm giving it up for good Yeah, I'm giving it up Yeah, I'm giving it up Yeah, I'm giving it up for good Yeah, I'm giving it up Yeah, I'm giving it up Yeah, I'm giving it up for good Yeah, I'm giving it up Yeah, I'm giving it up Yeah, I'm giving it up for good