The Inch

My friend keeps asking questions
Ones I don't know how to answer
And it seems he's taking up most of my time
These hands can't tend the needs
Of every single living man
They're just living breathing things
That keep me right

These coattails are homegrown
It goes on
It goes on
These coattails are my own

Each inch you take
Goes on for miles and miles
Each inch you take
Goes on for miles and miles
Every inch you take
Goes on for miles
And miles and miles away from here
Each inch you take goes on for miles and miles

This ritual needs changing
All my time and years feel wasted
On the things I thought I wanted all along
The wings are closing in
With no one nestled in between
And the loneliness kicks in
Kickstarts my brain

My friend ties up his loose ends
He had a girl who was his girlfriend
If you saw me watching them you'd see me smile
Now my walls are caving in
The tunnel I've been burrowing
My head's in sand and I can't seem to change

These shadows fall like stones
It goes on
It goes on
God you know they hurt the most
When you're walking on your own

Each inch you take
Goes on for miles and miles
Each inch you take
Goes on for miles and miles
Every inch you take
Goes on for miles
And miles and miles away from here
Each inch you take goes on for miles and miles

It goes on
It goes on
It goes on
It goes on
It goes on
It goes on
It goes on
It goes on

I've been broken before
I'll be broken again
Don't be breaking my faith
If you call me a friend
I'll shatter to bits if you tell one more lie
I've been broken before
I'll be broken again
Don't be breaking my heart
Used to call you my friend
And you'll tear me apart if you take one more mile

Each inch you take
Goes on for miles and miles
Each inch you take
Goes on for miles and miles
Every inch you take
Goes on for miles
And miles and miles away from here
Each inch you take goes on for miles and miles

Each inch you take goes on for miles and miles
Each inch you take goes on for miles and miles