[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
I'm so tired, send me back to my slumber
It's so cold, can't believe this is summer
Guess all the old stuff just isn't for me
Made some money, time for new technology
Guess I feel like more an adult right now
'Cause I've started to not like going out
And I should say I feel it appears that this band might not be playing in a year
[Verse 2]
Can't help but feeling lame
Trying my best to watch Citizen Kane
Everyone praises every frame, now I feel dumb watching weird ending explained
Philosophеrs study subtle parts
In the end, it's just to feel smart
Don't want you to takе it to heart but just because it's French doesn't make it high art
[Verse 3]
Feeling weirder, seeing clearer
Bones are aching, hairs are graying
People calling, screaming, singing
That they love you, still it seems like
People calling, bands are marching
Pens are writing, dogs are barking now
[Verse 4]
It's just getting harder to try to get it through your skull
Sounding out your vowels and consonants
Barely make out compound sentences
George never played the upright bass, was just a line to fill out space
With impersonal, infactual, and total witty quips
I'm tired of that lip, you selfish little kid
Always come and ruin someone's day
Move everything slightly out of place
It's all this little game life plays
To make the game not worth playing
'Cause the game is rigged, dealer's taking pills
Hey, this table's on a tilt
I guess that's just the thrill, like a porcupine there's quills
You signed your life away to Rock n' Roll and Chevrolet
[Bridge]
Broken hearted kids don't party like their parents did
Broken hearted kids don't party like their parents did
My mistake, I thought you were someone that I knew when I was young
You haven't aged a day and now I'm feeling strange like what have I become
And like a favorite song, I've played the memories in my head looping all day long
Just when you feel stuck returning melodies coming back from older songs
[Verse 5]
Trying to stay golden's getting harder than it looks every day
Being copacetic doesn't feel like the right play
Don't be so dramatic, just give in and let them take it away
Giving you my everything so you can have a nice stay
How can every day feel like a one hundred thousand mile race?
Think I should consider that I've just been running in place
Feeling so pathetic while I'm sitting here whiddling away
Everybody else is landing jobs and writing essays
[Verse 6]
Trying to stay golden's getting harder than it looks every day
Being copacetic doesn't like the right play
Don't be so dramatic just give in and let them take it away
Giving you my everything so you can have a nice stay
How can every day feel like a hundred thousand mile race?
Think I should consider that I've just been running in place
Feeling so pathetic while I'm sitting here whiddling away
Everybody else is landing jobs and writing essays
[Verse 7]
Still, I'll stay golden so that at least I'll feel like I'm still sane
Hanging out and eating chips and blasting records all day
Write a bunch of songs and play them with my best friends at your dismay
At least I'm having fun instead of doing it the right way