thank you, nowhere

[ noon somewhere ]

some people i've known who think
they know it all told me you're only an alcoholic if you go to meetings
denial is a river in my backyard, it seems
and admitting you have a problem is the first step to it existing

so go ahead, lie to yourself
and take another shot
a step closer to killing the pain
a step closer to losing what little you've got
go and let the chemicals
determine how you feel
up and down to right and wrong
believing it makes it real

so you drink drink drink at the morning's light
'cause you hate your job
and you hate your life
and it doesn't take much to get to nowhere
so you smoke smoke smoke cheap cigarettes
and try to convince me
this is as good as it gets
monday, wednesday, you don't care
'cause it's noon somewhere

life to you is a collection of days
the goal of each to waste away
screw your girlfriend, pay the rent
ready set drown in your own insiginficance

so go ahead and spend
another couple hours
staring at the wall
numbing your thoughts, feeling the power
running through your veins
toxifying your soul
fill up another glass
to make your glass half full

but you drink drink drink and you whine and brood
and grace everyone
with your bad attitude
and opinions you feel you have to share
so you take take take another hit
like it's something important
like it doesn't mean shit
tuesday, friday, you don't care
'cause it's noon somewhere

so you drink drink drink until the fall of night
'cause you hate your job
and you hate your life
and it doesn't take much to get nowhere
so you smoke smoke smoke cheap cigarettes
and try to convince me
this is as good as it gets
sunday, thursday, you don't care
'cause it's noon somewhere.

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