Trying

I feel like I'm half complete Trying to find my place in the sun and run and I run and I run but I can't compete My friends say I'm fine but I'm fraying at the seams And I just can't sleep My nightmares I keep through the day and they won't go away And I taste defeat Obsessed restless mind I wish I knew the right way to fill out my time But I let the alcohol flow and I put on a show but you know I'm trying, so hard, I'm trying, so hard, I'm trying, so hard, I'm [2x] As the morning begins I begin to pack my things I get my knickers in a twist and I wish and I wish for a short back and sides and a shirt and a tie So I can fit in Put some wind in my sails but I just can't breathe To young to feel this old and old enough know the weight I'm carrying Obsessed restless mind I wish I knew the right way to fill out my time But I let the alcohol flow and I put on a show but you know I'm trying, so hard, I'm trying, so hard, I'm trying, so hard, I'm [2x] Nothing else left to do Retreat into a fighting stance and I dance and I dance and I dance in these dead girls shoes I can feel these troubled soles pulling me to the floor And they just want more With so much to lose Hope went and died A hearse by his side 2 gold coins in his eyes Obsessed restless mind I wish I knew the right way to fill out my time But I let the alcohol flow and I put on a show but you know I'm trying, I'm trying, I'm trying, I'm trying so hard [7x] I'm trying, I'm trying, I'm trying so