Like a Locket, Like a Necklace, Like a Bracelete

My father I failed

You as a man

Can't keep up with these hours

That the sunny sweaty day hands

My card was never checked in

And I slept through the morning

And most of the afternoon

But who cares because god never calls me

No he never cares for me

And my father I don't intend to let you down

I'm sorry but these days keep getting longer

Well it's time, time to get up

Take a shower change your clothes

Make yourself some breakfast

And off to work you go

And take your pills have a cup

Get home and watch TV.

Then read a book and it's off to dreaming

But too bad its 4 in the morning

And everybody simple is sleeping

And soon my body will show that same fate

But instead I'll wake up around 6 or 8

I'll go downstairs get a drink

Sit down at that computer

Paint some words and shy away

While everyone is working

And hate yourself and feel alone

And analyze this

My boy you just need to stop worrying

And yes your friends they all love you

And yes your family well they do too

But nobody's gonna give you all they should

Or that or this or that or this or this

Well I know this boy

That could sell me vitamins

He says get a glass swallow down and you'll be happy

Then I'm feeling fine I'm talking much I'm making things work

And this is how I'm supposed to live

And for now I'm watching the TV sets

And I need a glass to save my chest

And my heart is beating so rapidly

That I can't seem to concentrate on sleep

So here we go another day

To drive off onto Douglass

And grab a cup and lay on grass

And talk to all your fake friends

And sit and stare at the cars fly by

Head feels weak you wonder why

You could never be like them

But that's the part of the deal my friend

Yes your doctors have been telling you this since you were 10

That nothing would ever be what you wanted

Because you seem to look for too much perfection

Well it's summertime lets get a girl

And undress and your drunk

We'll roll around my unmade bed and whisper pillow talk

We'll speak of names we'll speak of skins

We'll even sing a song

About how we are simply in love

But you know she's never coming my friend

Yes the only girl that will save me

And I'll never have to write another tune

About this girl she broke my heart

We're through

So come on mark

Lets drive to San Francisco

Yea yell at cars you'll tell a joke

And we'll just be smiling then

How funny it seems that we have been making these words work

Since we were children

Well is guitar really saving us?

Or could it be just coincidence

And i'm glad to know that my only true friend

You've got my side when I'm dying

So I'm coming to visit you my brothers

We'll have a drink and share another and another

And we'll talk of story girls and future mishaps

And how we will fit into them

And you'll ask me how are my nephews and nieces

You say they're doing fine

Do you miss them?

And I'm sorry I haven't been around that often

But...but..but I swear I swear I swear I'll make it up

So I'm coming home to see you Gina

We'll go to Monterey and snap some photos of this day

You'll tell me that I'm a fool and that I don't know the truth

Because I don't believe you

Well maybe this time she can get it right

Or maybe this time she will be right

Or maybe this time I could just say to you

Hey I fucked up and I told her that we're through

And so come today I'll be sleeping in my bed

I'll circle the fan that sits right above my head

And ill try to count as many that go around I guess

Before my eyes go red

And I'll try to keep moving

In the slumber world

Yea that's where I make up all my beauty there

Like I wish that only simple ignorance

Was tied around my neck

Like a necklace

Like a locket

Like a trinket

Like a poem

Like a song and

Like a girl and

And like a movie script

And like you (x3)

And like you you you

And you you you

And you (x3)