I gave all my oxygen to people that could breathe

I gave away my money and now we don't even speak

I drove miles and miles but would you do the same for me?

Oh, honestly?

Offered off my shoulder just for you to cry upon

Gave you constant shelter and a bed to keep you warm

They gave me the heartache and in return I gave a song

It goes on and on

Life can get you down so I just numb the way it feels

I'll drown it with a drink and out-of-date prescription pills

And all the ones that love me, they just left me on the shelf, no farewell

So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself

I gave you all my energy and I took away your pain

'Cause human beings are destined to radiate or drain

What line do we stand upon? 'Cause from here it looks the same

And only scars remain

Life can get you down so I just numb the way it feels

I'll drown it with a drink and out-of-date prescription pills

And all the ones that love me, they just left me on the shelf, no farewell

So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself

But if I don't

Then I'll go back

To where I'm rescuing a stranger

Just because they needed saving

Just like that

I'm here again

Between the devil and the danger

But I guess it's just my nature

My dad was wrong

'Cause I'm not like my mum

'Cause she'd just smile and I'm complaining in a song

But it helps

So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself

Life can get you down so I just numb the way it feels

I'll drown it with a drink and out-of-date prescription pills

And all the ones that love me, they just left me on the shelf, no farewell

So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself

And before I blame someone else, I've got to save myself

And before I love someone else, got to love myself