saw a heavy load
 with a sagging heart
 and a break apart
 voices in me
 stood as thick as thieves
 with no sympathy
 for the beggars art
 i have passed these pines
 'bout a million times
 effortlessly
 (effortlessly)
 now i grip the wheel
 fear is what i feel
 at the slow unraveling of
 (slow unraveling of)
 me
 (me)
 (ah)
 (ah)

 but you tell me it's temporary
 (tell me it's temporary)
 it's a matter of time
 (it's a matter of time)
 by god
 don't you think i know it's in my mind
 (in my mind)
 and it's right over left
 (right over left)
 and healing the then
 (healing the then)
 i'll soon be to nothing
 but i don't know when

 well the way i flee
 (daylight)
 on my crooked feet
 barn happy horse
 (fading)
 on a one-track course
 then i self despise
 (daylight)
 cryin' out my eyes
 'cause the happy trail
 (fading)
 led me to remorse,
 but the road is long
 (but the road is long)
 and the song is gone
 i blow empty
 in my cicada shell
 if i saw my choice
 (if i saw my choice)
 i might find my voice
 but i don't know when
 (don't know when)
 and i just can't tell
 (just can't tell)
 (ah)
 (ah)

 you tell me it's temporary
 (tell me it's temporary)
 it's a matter of time
 (it's a matter of time)
 by god
 don't you think i know it's in my mind
 (in my mind)
 it's right over left
 (right over left)
 and healing the then
 (and healing the then)
 i'll soon be to nothing
 but i don't know when

 deep behind my face
 is a safer place
 but old gears are hitched tight
 to the gate
 it's a daily grind
 waiting to unwind
 till i hear that click
 that unlocks my fate
 (ah)
 (ah)

 yeah
 but you tell me it's temporary
 (but tell me it's temporary)
 and it's a matter of time
 (and it's a matter of time)
 by god
 don't you think i know it's in my mind
 it's right over left
 (it's right over left)
 and healing the then
 (and healing the then)
 i'll soon be to nothing
 (i'll soon be to nothing)
 but i don't know when
 i'll soon be to nothing
 (i'll soon be to nothing)
 but i don't know when
 i'll soon be to nothing
 but i don't know when
 (but i don't know when