Ready To Settle

Grabbed the moon, full of hope

Fell to earth without rope

Heart as heavy as a stone

Been betrayed, been abused

Spirit flayed and ego bruised

Everybody dies alone

I always knew before he flew

He was too good for me

Now I'm here with you

How more different could you be?

You're just like me, alone and sad

And in this light, you don't look so bad

I've had the best, now I need a rest

Just someone who'd do

And I'm ready to settle for you

This feeling like a cancer grows

Feel the rot between my toes

Why take another breath?

For now I see that all life brings

Is a string of disappointing things

And in the end, cold death

We're both aware this love we share

Can't even fill a room

And so we talk too loud

To drown out the desperate gloom

My heart is dead (Heart is dead)

A hollow bone (Hollow bone)

I'm filled with dread

I'll end up alone

I'll move in my stuff, act like it's enough

I'm past thirty-two (Past thirty-two)

And I'm ready to settle for you

See the happy people laughing

They're all deaf and blind (Blind and deaf)

Why should we go on searching

For something we won't find? (There's no hope)

Why should we pretend we're happy too? (You know we're not)

I'd rather just stay home and sulk with you

You're just like me, alone and sad

And in the dark, you don't look so bad

It's nice to know that you'll never go

'Cause if not me, then who? (If not me, then who?)

And I'm ready to settle for you

Ready to settle for you

Ready to settle for you

Ready to settle for you

Ready to settle for you