From the recording Get Better
This is a special song, a bit of a planted flag for me, asking the real questions, stating the real truths- John Justus
Lyrics
I don’t want to be young and naive
But there’s no way around it
I can’t really help it in the end
I don’t want to breathe all the carbon in
But that’s just the way the world is
That’s the way we’ve been living, isn’t it?
I don’t want to get old before I die
But I want to live a long time
Do you want to heal?
Do you want to get better?
I’ve got a long hard year to go and then
I’m really doing it
I don’t want to get old and decrepit
Before I get what I want in the end
Does that sound wrong?
Does that sound stupid?
I don’t want to be standing on the edge
Of everything I ever wanted
Holding up excuses
I don’t want to get old before I die
But I want to live a long time
Do you want to heal?
Do you want to get better?
Do you want to heal?
Do you want to get better?
I’ve got a long hard year to go and then
I’m really doing it
I don’t remember what the cause was but
I remember the feeling
I used to get a little tipsy on the weekend
I don’t really drink that much these days
So when I do I feel it but
Who’s counting?
I don’t want to get old before I die
But I want to live a long time
Do you want to heal?
Do you want to get better?
Do you want to heal?
Do you want to get better?
I’ve got a long hard year to go and then
Everything I ever wanted
Is falling into my hands