Selfish

Life goes on from the dusk to the dawn

From old song to new song

And you find yourself on the path

You don't want to be on

I sing songs I don't like

To strangers every night

They don't know me at all in this bar

Sometimes I wish I never quit smoking

I had meaningful conversations back then

So think a little, stop drinking

Because of that

So fill your cup and spill your guts

This second's all we have

And if the tears come, you should own them

You should wear each one with pride

'Cause I've been praying for so long

They would roll down from our own eyes

Everyday I try

To look at the bright side

I guess that I'm selfish for thinking about myself

Time stops, a husband is taken

A two week old infant with no father to raise him

Watch him become a man

And the worst of my struggles seem to slip through my hands

So mother, would you take this advice?

There are some of us here who would like you to cry

And if the tears come, could you own them?

Could you wear each one with pride?

'Cause we've been praying for so long

They would roll down from our own eyes

Everyday I try

To look at the bright side

I guess that I'm selfish for thinking about myself

I guess that I'm selfish for thinking about myself

Yeah, I guess that I'm selfish for thinking about myself