Sixteen Nights

There were 16 nights where I almost died
Staying up late, just living in a prison of my own device
I had nice clothes and expensive things
Didn't even matter except that no one could hear me scream

I got no will to go back down that way again
Every thought I have is how I'm gonna live

I had 16 nights where I had to sober up
I didn't have no pills, no sweet wine to fill my cup
And every morning I was a bag of bones
After staying up late rolling over and over why I'm still alone

I got 16 hours of sleep in the last 10 days
Man, I should have done everything more easy
I know, I know, I know, I know...

I've got one more light and it's burning low
Life is a race until you have to learn to take it slow
Every dream felt so real
Everything hurts when you been so numb and you start to feel again

I've got one more chance to give back before my life is wasted
I can see my path so clear; I knew I had to change it

16 nights of just lying awake
Believing in lies that tear me down with every breath I take
Just break free, don't think twice
Don't spend my life just livin' in a prison of my own device