now it can be your best friend 

or your most crippling enemy 

a mirage to your most deadly thirst

you walk to chase what you think you see

Now i've stopped to write a song about it

'cause it consumes my day 

even the thoughts make me wanna

"punch my chest 'til it disappears into the crowd"

shroud my face in disbelief

take prescription tylenol heart relief

and even the company of my friends can't wash that down. 

nor the biggest glass of self-esteem 

a kick in the ass is what I need

to tame the "L" word to tame the "L" word

when it's it's there and on your side you know

you feel invincible you won't say no

and any wish or request is reasonable

to tame the "L" word, to tame the "L" word

but then when it's against you 

you say what the fuck was I thinking

walking through the Hamptons just to get some bottled water

for half an hour maybe more.

or being 18 walking through the night 

and tapping on your screen with a treebranch 

just to say hello

and as time crawls by one by one we say goodbye 

to get ready to give the "L" word one more try