20 Years and a Nickel

No such thing as a simple song
I'm convinced, oh, I should know
Words can mean different things
From day to day, they change their meaning
Ain't no straight down the line
Crooked things don't lie
The way I hit your heart sometimes, yeah
I swear it wasn't evil

I'm waitin', tryin' to write my masterpiece
And it's comin' out the rhythm
Got 20 years and a nickel
Guess I shoulda been smarter
It shouldn't take much longer
Than 20 years and a nickel

I looked to the headlines
As a rich man tryin' to buy you
Maybe there's a song with you
About how too much of nothin' makes you crazy
Try and make it civil
Human nature will defy you
Down on the corner, there's an expert
Sayin' he don't like it

I'm waitin', tryin' to write my masterpiece
And it's comin' out the rhythm
Got 20 years and a nickel
Guess I shoulda been smarter
It shouldn't take much longer
Than 20 years and

I'm waitin', tryin' to write my masterpiece
And it's comin' out the rhythm
Got 20 years and a nickel
Guess I shoulda been smarter
It shouldn't take much longer
Than 20 years and a nickel