From the recording Twisted Willow
Lyrics
I STAY UP ALL NIGHT THINKING,
WHERE DID I GO WRONG?
ALWAYS THOUGHT I’D BE IMPORTANT,
BUT I GUESS THAT THOUGHT’S LONG GONE. I’M LIKE A SPERM DONOR DADDY, LOOKING THROUGH THE BOWL, AT THREE LITTLE FISHES SWIMMING ROUND’ AND AROUND, AND I KNOW, LORD I KNOW.
YEAH I KNOW IT JUST AIN’T RIGHT,
I’VE GOT MY BULLETS TO BITE,
I’M CHEWING ON LEAD, AND ITS BLOWING MY HEAD CLEAN OFF MY SHOULDERS TONIGHT, OH TONIGHT.
I WAKE UP EACH DAY THINKING,
WILL I SEE YOUR FACES TONIGHT?
WILL I GET TO PASS ALL THE YEARS AND THE TEARS, THAT I KNOW, WILL HELP YOU SURVIVE?
I’M JUST A CASUAL EMPLOYEE OF A FAMILY TRUST, DOING WHAT I OUGHT TO WHEN I’M TOLD THAT I MUST, AND I KNOW, LORD I KNOW.
YEAH I KNOW IT JUST AIN’T RIGHT,
I’VE GOT MY BULLETS TO BITE,
I’M CHEWING ON LEAD, AND ITS BLOWING MY HEAD CLEAN OFF MY SHOULDERS TONIGHT, OH TONIGHT.
AND EVERY MINUTE I CAN FIND I’M TAKING, CAUSE’ I KNOW ITS MINE.
DAYS WILL PASS, YEARS GO BY, YOU’LL GROW UP, I’LL SOON DIE. IF I GET MY CHANCE I’M GONNA SIT YOU DOWN,
TELL YOU ALL THE REASONS I WAS NEVER AROUND. I WAS DOING WHAT I DID IN MY OWN LITTLE WAY, TRYING TO PAINT A PICTURE YOU COULD HANG UP SOMEDAY, AND I KNOW, YEAH I KNOW.
YEAH I KNOW IT JUST AIN’T RIGHT,
I’VE GOT MY BULLETS TO BITE,
I’M CHEWING ON LEAD, AND ITS BLOWING MY HEAD CLEAN OFF MY SHOULDERS TONIGHT, OH TONIGHT.