too close to see

A cup of two day old coffee,
You're feeling like yourself again.
You're still on your own,
You've survived another night
In this dingy room with the same four walls.

Lookin' in the mirrors gettin' easier these days,
that old friend anger is losing its hold on you -
the key to survival in this crazy world,
and it's good to see you're still standing strong.

Not too long ago, you were tearing at a world
that would never let you in.
Strung out, outcast, turned away,
you kept your face to the ground
and fought the world with your silence.

and so the seasons change

and the people change

and the good times come

and the good times go

Found yourself in a winless race,
fighting for a cause you never believed.

Its easy to regret, not so easy to forget,
all the stupid things that used to hold you down.
You gotta brake that chain and move on -
you've done it - I've seen it in your eyes before.

To surrender now, to throw it all away,
is to sacrifice but you can't repay.
In a world that don't owe you shit
you gotta think for yourself
and fight every bit of that piece of mind
that keeps you going on,
gets you outta bed and out that door.

Step back, take a look around, and soon
you'll find there's something more
that'll come your way.
With a little patience
it will all work out for you in the end.
This is my song to a friend that
never needed anyone until now.


Sometimes you get too close to see
a different side of what life could be -
and if you stare too long
it all becomes a blur and its easy to forget
just who we are.
Don't stare too hard, just take a look around...