I stayed in this city
When I thought it would drain me
Could feel the road tugging
Against the anchor of family
And I watched the procession
As they packed up and moved away
I resolved to look forward
In the place that I would stay

Took the 54 uptown
To the

Wait up
Get slow with us, old adversary
In gold we trust
Let’s burn this money
You sold your stock
You’ve got no potential
Last time you rushed, found your ass in Mexico

Trade up
Two steps from cool, one small incision
Too old to care, that’s seven digits

On one enduring July 4th I found myself dependent
Working in service in the capital
I’d heard the burnout rate was off the charts I should have guessed it
I ran into it like a dead end though
I talked some shit about the job and I'm surprised with how it ended
Got interviewed

Come keep on working for a shitty tomorrow
We’ll carry the load if you give us a shot
Cause there’s nothing ahead
And it’s all that we got now

'Cause every cop on the beat with a song in his heart’s
Gonna sing me the praises of a shitty tomorrow
They get just what they

I was backed against the traps of my teenage plan
I was stumbling over gaps and feeling beat up again
I was staring down the corpse of a lifelong dream
I was willing it to get back on it’s feet again

I was walking through my life and feeling sick, that’s when
I would find m