Local Man Ruins Everything

The fountain was off.

This is the first time

I've been back to the city in months.

I'm trying to hold it together

But irony's found cracks in the foundation.



And you know, I tried so hard to be some great white hope

But I can't shake the feeling that

Tonight I'm gonna end up shaking in bed alone.



I'm not a self-help book; I'm just a f*cked up kid.

I had to take my own advice and I did.

Now I'm waiting for it to sink in.

Expect me standing tall, back against the wall,

Cause what I learned was it's not about forcing happiness;

It's about not letting sadness win.



I don't have roses in the closet

But I've got pictures in a drawer

And it's everything left in me

Not to stare at them anymore.



I'm not a self-help book; I'm just a f*cked up kid.

I had to take my own advice and I did.

Now I'm waiting for it to sink in.

Expect me standing tall, back against the wall,

Cause what I learned was it's not about forcing happiness;

It's about not letting sadness win.



I don't have roses in the closet

But I've got pictures in a drawer

And it's everything left in me

Not to stare at them anymore.

I walked upstairs and shaved my beard.

I felt like I was holding sadness here.



I'm not a self-help book; I'm just a f*cked up kid. [x4]