Absent Mindlessness

She won’t always be here to walk a thin blue line

Or to follow you through thick and thin - heard it’s down there where they buried him

Sneak through the window at your wealthy mates, parents place, twenty six, you got on tick, pawn shop, cash loan, fretless bass

What a waste, but isn’t it their problem not mine?

Cleaning up, what he lost

Did you make enough to cover the…

I think that Bruce lives down the street

Or at least he did the last time that I went by

And I don’t think he’d still talk to me

But you could ask him for some money and legal advice

He’s pretty nice

You know your dad and I can’t work forever son,

Guided through the night, by mine-site lights

And the thrill of competition

Sneak through the window at your wealthy mate’s council estate, to get a fix, at 26, your debt collectors never paid

What a waste, but isn’t it their problem not mine?

It only takes an hour when you’re going twice the legal speed to get there

I think that Bruce lives down the street

Or at least he did the last time that I went by

I don’t think he’d still talk to me

You could ask him for some money and legal advice

But his father not leaving when he throws up in the morning would be nice

Like some kind of mastermind, the whole world left behind

I’m not particular, I just know what I…