I've been singing for my supper for so goddamn long
It's been ten years now,
Sung my songs for kings and clowns, and I'm goin' home again
The summers here are fine,
But I've been drinking all the time, and I'm goin' straight down
Am I my mother's daughter?
Am I my father's father?
How much is just me?
Fame is just a tempting mistress alone in the night
I was a coward way back then, but now I'm here again
I tell you I won't give in
And I finally found the time to look you
Squarely in the eyes and tell you 'run to me'
Was I just weak and faltered?
A fool with a gambling problem
How much were my dreams?
I can walk the sands of my life all on my own
I know just I did, and now I'm in my bed
Oh, I'm gonna lie at home
Gonna quit my drinking wine
On stage they're cryin' in the lights
I'm prayin' I'll make it
Am I a saintly martyr?
Or am I a fire starter?
Is it all inside of me?
Who knows just what they're supposed to be?
I work just 'gainst the best of being me
