Well the arts have been failing me
Or maybe I'm the one who's failing
Lately I don't know what I love
But I always know who I love
That's enough of complaining about generic crap
About hating life
Insert clever comment here
That's enough, yeah that's enough
I guess we're too weird for the punks
Or too punk for the weirdos
I sold tickets, I spread flyers
Does any of this have any worth?
I'm scared you'll fall to the drink
That's not the only thing....
I talk of change, yet I remain the same
That's enough of complaining about generic crap
About hating life
Insert clever comment here
That's enough, yeah that's enough
(I ain't got no money)
That's enough of complaining about generic crap
About hating life
(That's okay I'll find a way to pay the rent.)
Insert clever comment here
That's enough, yeah that's enough
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