Half a Million

[Verse 1]

I make myself a promise, then break it every night

I'm feeling loose and life don't make no sense

I use my brains to build a fence 'round the claim I stake

I take the drugs but the drugs won't take

[Verse 2]

I took a pledge to grow up

Then drank enough to make me throw up

On all my dearly disappointed friends

I'm just too lazy to make amends with you anyway

That's why the pattern still remains

[Chorus]

There's half a million things that I'm supposed to be

Shelter in the nighttime, a punk running free

And if it gets too deep, I reach for my guitar

And if I try hard

[Bridge]

I find something I could really drop into

And everything that was is just a thing that I can sing

Everything is something next to nothing

As crazy as it seems, you give it up and you are free

[Verse 2]

Another candle to blow out, new set of dark thoughts to shut out

And everybody's got their remedies

But nothing works like chemistry, so raise a toast

No more sipping from the fire hose

[Chorus]

There's half a million things that I'm supposed to be

Shelter in the nighttime, a punk running free

And if it gets too deep, I reach for my guitar

And if I try hard

[Bridge]

I find something I could really drop into

And everything that was is just a thing that I can sing

Everything is something next to nothing

As crazy as it seems, you give it up and you are free

[Chorus]

There's half a million things that you're supposed to be

A virgin in the moonlight, a freak on the scene

And if it gets too deep, you reach for your guitar

And if you try hard

[Chorus]

There's half a million things that I'm supposed to be

Shelter in the nighttime, a punk running free

And if it gets too deep, I reach for my guitar

And if I try hard

[Chorus]

There's half a million things that I'm supposed to be

A shelter in the nighttime, a punk running free

And if it gets too deep, I reach for my guitar

And if I try hard