Not Enough

"Let the engine cry"

He shouted from inside

As he pulled the visor down

To shade the glare

An untested son

Like a homemade battle drum

His words ringing shallow and bare

Past valleys and hills

Strip malls and steel mills

His plan not to panic

Is falling through

Repeating, I refuse to live

Like some goddamn fugitive

As he stares himself down

In the rearview

You can bide your time

But it's getting rough

And you can give me all you got

But it's not enough

And in Barstow, there about

The engine just burned out

Like the fire in his belly

And in his heart

And he leaned against the door

He cried, "I'm trying to be more

But some folks just don't have the parts"

You can bide your time

But it's getting rough

You can give me all you got

But it's not enough

And I'm not too proud to beg

With my tail between my legs

As I'm waiting for the ending of the scene

But there's a fire eating Rome

And every hero must leave home

So I'll do my best to find out what that means

And I'll bide my time

But it's getting rough

And I'll give you all I got

But it's not enough

I'll bide my time

But it's getting rough

And I'll give you all I have

But it's not enough