Lose-Lose Days

Smiling through the lose-lose days of confusion
You'd take me right off the ground
And asked me out as we danced
Imagine only, I'm realizing the answer I've already found

Never ending days wore on
I was aimless yet focused
The oxyest morons and else
Done decomposing ghost hits

First to the desk, then next the sky
Well aware of the dangerous heights and falls
Back then trusted nobody at all

I was all bark, no bite
Fighting with God
When it got dark at night, hours got long
Out of nowhere, now at my side
Standing five strong
Back then I saw nothing wrong

Lost
The dreams we had gathered here to find
Turned into the blind leading the blind
Today it hurt again
We bandaged bruises
Who gives a damn if they're right?

Smiling through the lose-lose days of confusion
I was well on my way to diving all alone, thinking "damn, I've grown up
To rolling eyes and deciding to stay
Trusting, choosing allies wasn't my style
'Till you take me right off of the ground
Then dust me off as we dance on nonchalantly
I'm realizing the answer I've found
If I got you, I just might stick around

Got into a fight with myself again
And I lashed out, no surprise
Try as I might, look, a saint can't sin
At least in everyone's eyes

Broken pieces, my life
Now a puzzle on a dusty floor
And right on time
When I feel that I can't get by

I get a knock on my door
Y'all say, "It ain't all bad"
Talk me down slow
Cheer me up and take my hand

Find somewhere to go
We laugh and chat away
Nothing remains
That little cloud from today

Might ask why?
'Cause somehow I'm still not satisfied
I swallow this helpless, selfish pride
Still not, backing down
'Cause this is our town
No, I ain't frowning for you!

Smiling through the lose-lose type disillusions
I was well on my way to diving all alone, thinking "Damn, I miss home"
To rolling eyes and deciding to stay
Trusting, choosing allies wasn't my style
'Till you picked me right up off the ground
Then dust me off as we dance on nonchalantly
Right through this rowdy and crowded downtown
If I got you, I just might stick around

Permanent markers run
White colored pencils don't leave impressions
We took this canvas
We painted landscapes
All in our own shade of truth
Time and time again I can prove

That I'm smiling through the lose-lose days of confusion
Sure, I was well on my way to diving, all alone, thinking "damn, I've grown up
To rolling eyes and deciding to stay
Trusting, choosing allies wasn't my style
'Till you picked me right up off the ground
Then dust me off as we dance on nonchalantly
I'm realizing the answer I've found

I'm gonna smile and make you guys proud