Life on a String - Intellectual

[Verse 1]

When I'm feeling okay, I'll take my time and

Write a couple of lines a day

I never could quite tell where I belonged

Found out who I was by writing songs

Sitting around feeling lazy, wondering how I got this crazy

Late at night and I'm still awake, pulling strings until they break

Turn up my guitar man, I can't sing

What am I doing here

Taking a chance, playing pretend, living my life on a string

Running around, waiting for wisdom, only going to places where there is none

I got a real bad temperament, but when I play it long it pays the rent

On a bus then on a plane, you planted roots and I'm running away

Late at night and I'm still awakе, pulling strings until they break

Life on a string, I can go anywhеre I please

Home in a bottle, throw me in the big sea

Sirens singing as far as I can see

But I carry a message only you can read

Turn up my guitar man, I can't sing

What am I doing here

Taking a chance, playing pretend, living my life on a string

I don't got a union, or a pension, don't got a dental plan

I don't got a future, it came too fast

I got too much time on my hands

It's all part of life's rich pageant, you don't got nothing until you've had it

Late at night and I'm still awake, pulling strings until they break

Life on a string, I can go anywhere I please

Home in a bottle, throw me in the big sea

Sirens singing as far as I can see

But I carry a message only you can read

Turn up my guitar man, I can't sing

What am I doing here

Taking a chance, playing pretend, living my life on a string

Turn up my guitar man, I can't sing

What am I doing here

Taking a chance, playing pretend, living my life on a string