Learnin' to Drown

Well, I been sleepin' in my car Been movin' fast But it seems I ain't gone far And I can't believe Aw, what I am And what I used to be I'm barely a man and livin' hard My father killed himself And my mother hit the bar Well, ain't it funny? Ain't it funny how The world'll set you free? I spent my whole life wonderin' why I'm down I don't feel easy if the blues don't come around And my face don't look right without a frown Well, if you can't swim, you better learn to drown Well, I been stealin' all my meals I been gettin' by Every time the well runs dry I tell myself If it don't kill me Then I guess I'll never die Well, I been actin' like a mule 'Cause I'd rather hear you laugh Than to be here with my mind And all my thoughts Well, I guess I'll always be the laughin' fool I spent my whole life wonderin' why I'm down I don't feel easy if the blues don't come around And my face don't look right without a frown Well, if you can't swim, you better learn to drown Well, I thought about closin' the door And endin' it all Like my father did before But it ain't worth All the people who won't see me anymore Well, there ain't much that lasts too long All the rights that I took wrong All the lefts that still ain't gone They will be here Here in my sad bastard song I spent my whole life wonderin' why I'm down I don't feel easy if the blues don't come around And my face don't look right without a frown Well, if you can't swim, you better learn to drown