Goodbye to what, if hello to never
So long to someday too
Just dig a hole
And put my coffin underHow many times have I tried to sever?
How long until I'm through
But if I let go
I know I'll often wonderSo never run
I can think a way out of it
Don't pretend to know how
But I know whyTry to swim but don't sink
Come up above it
Treading water right now
It's do or dieI know better than anyone, it's true
I'm getting on but I'm getting better tooAdmit defeat, let down your defenses
Why do you have to fight
A losing cause
To find the thing you're missin'?Know when you're beat and come to your senses
Still I'm compelled to write
Without applause
And though no one will listenSo never run
I can think a way out of it
Don't pretend to know how
But I know whyTry to swim but don't sink
Come up above it
Get it going right now
It's do or dieGive it up or get away
I shouldn't wonder
In a decade or a day
It's hard to tellGive it up or get it right
I'm going under
Yeah, but not without a fight
It's just as wellI know better than anyone could guess
I'm getting tired of all this now, I confessIf only my art could somehow relate
Then maybe my life would then imitate
The things I'd contrive and not what I feel
But would be right, it wouldn't be realSo never run
I can think a way out of it
Don't pretend to know how
But I know whyTry to swim but don't sink
Come up above it
Treading water right now
It's do or dieGive it up or get away
I shouldn't wonder
In a decade or a day
It's hard to tellGive it up or get it right
I'm going under
Yeah, but not without a fight
It's just as wellDon't look now, they're coming after you
Dig in, though you don't know what to do
Something's gonna happen any day
But what, I can't sayI know better than anyone, it's true
I'm getting on but I'm getting better too