Surviving Emily

Beyond the cost of diesel fuel

And the tearing down of my old high school

I still think about her

The nation's rising deficit

And my fatal crave for cigarettes

They all make me think about her



CHORUS:

My life's one big catastrophe

So don't expect too much from me

I'm just hanging on, surviving Emily



My t-shirt that she always wore

Her makeup in the bathroom drawer

I can't get away from her

Her perfume on my pillowcase

When I close my eyes,

I always see her face

Sometimes I wish I were blind



CHORUS



Emily can you hear me

I'm callin' out your name

Rescue me from these lonely days and sleepless nights

They're driving me insane



I tried to stop this endless search

Even started going back to church

But I still feel the same

and my friends all say I'm doing fine

It's just gonna take a little time

Yeah nothing's changed



My life's one big catastrophe

So don't expect too much from me

I'm just hanging on

Surviving

Just hanging on

Surviving

I'm barely hanging on

Surviving Emily