Nowhere Fast

I go to church just to go, the pastor's talking But I don't know what he's saying 'Cause my mind is going in different places My voice is shot from screaming lyrics no one cares to hear Followed by an applause from a crowd so insincere And I'll check the boxes that you need I'll cut my hair, get my degree Have it all figured out by twenty-three And if I slip up, will the world come on crashing down? Or will my momma's friends gossip to everyone in town? They're saying, "That boy's going nowhere fast He can't get his head out his ass He's chasing the devil, he's too high to realize this pipe dream It ain't gonna last" Well, the voices just get so damn loud But I'm steady drowning it out If you're wondering where I'm at You'll be happy to know that I'm going nowhere fast I'll keep you close until you gotta leave, then I'll write a song 'Cause everything I learned from love told me doesn't last that long And I'll rearrange my plans to follow what's on your agenda And under-stay my welcome 'Cause I thought it would prevent an unwanted conversation From a family friend on Christmas Well, I'm lying to their faces and they pretend that want to listen Saying, "That boy's going nowhere fast He can't get his head out his ass He's chasing the devil, he's too high to realize this pipe dream It ain't gonna last" Well, the voices just get so damn loud But I'm steady drowning it out If you're wondering where I'm at You'll be happy to know that I'm going nowhere fast Yeah, I'm going nowhere Can hardly breathe in these crowded spaces Exposing my brain to relate to strangers Feeding myself a lie, but I'm not sure if I care at all Can feel the anger of a wanna be somebody Told me that it's probably safer just to let it be But I ain't you and this feeling can't dissolve And he said, "That boy's going nowhere fast He can't get his head out his ass He's chasing the devil, he's too high to realize this pipe dream It ain't gonna last" Well, the voices just get so damn loud But I'm steady drowning it out If you're wondering where I'm at You'll be happy to know that I'm going nowhere fast Oh, oh, oh, oh Yeah, I'm going nowhere fast