Well, I do it because I need it to get by
All the while knowing, it sucks my soul dry
And I do it to pay those bills on the table
Oh, I’d run away today, if only I were able
Still the timing, isn’t right, oh but if it were
So much would be different if I had the cure
Then I’d say goodbye- to anything and everything that didn’t get me high
Well, I’d say so long- to the people and the places made me feel I don’t belong
Yeah, I’d say farewell- to feeling stuck, trapped in a rut- I’d bust outta my shell
Ooooh, ooooh, of this I’m sure- if I had the cure
Well, you keep your head down, try and pass the time
No, you can’t get a raise, and you can’t speak your mind
And so you dream about a much, much better life
Where gone are the days of struggling and strife
Where you say goodbye- to anything and everything that doesn’t get you high
Well, you say so long- to the people and the places to which you don’t belong
Yeah, just say farewell- to feeling stuck, trapped in a rut, you’ll bust outta your shell
Ooooh, ooooh, of this I’m sure- when you find the cure
Oh, do you remember when you were just a child?
When dreams felt so real- that we just let em’ run wild?
No one could take away the hopes we once had
Back when we had the cure, it wasn’t so damn bad!
Now we don’t cross that line- just watch it as it blurs
But we still have the answer- see, it’s both mine and yours
So let us say goodbye- to anything and everything that doesn’t get us high
Well, let us say so long- to the people and the places made us feel we don’t belong
Yeah, shall we say farewell- to living just to get by, in case you couldn’t tell
Never been been so sure
It’s time all our worries fade into a blur
Never can we go back to the way that things were
Nah ah, honey, cause we found the cure