Here's one shot for giving up And one more for giving in Without a fight When nicotine and alcohol Can't dull the sense of the end Trying to win with a losing hand The cards I've been dealt never stack Quite as high as the sky The stars look so bright alone That empty space magnified Do we know that we're truly alone Or does it take the bitter taste Of one more rejection To cross the line A photo finish that no one read Care is a concern for the snowy trees The mysteries of life hold nothing For an ant like me Grind me under your heel Grind me, a nuisance with my heart Left longing for what I look for answers in the moving train cars But the perspective is only a blur Colors flash by in meaningless shapes To love or to live That is the question my dear With only one answer And it is nothing, nothing that these ringing ears Want to hear The burning bridge can only moan Under the weight of this heavy soul Weighed down with too many years Of beating half empty The blood is oxygenated Sparkling wine will only go so far Before the chill sets in Marlboro 27 specials kiss my lips And lead me down this path One step closer to death If only I could inhale You