Nightmares

I've been waking up in fits
fumbling in the dark
Afraid that when the lights come on
I won't know where you are

Like all the years since I've got clean have
just been a sweet drunk dream and
everything we built was just smoke and steam

I got Nightmares
feeding on my fear and hope
Telling me right there
Where I was years ago
They say a man can't change
no matter how hard he tries
They say some birds
just weren't born to fly

Some say it's impossible
To turn hard luck charitable
I say it's a miracle that I've come this far

Cause I've been living, rough and clean on
Lollipops and Gasoline just
Cradling a young man's dream
In an old man's arms

I got Nightmares
feeding on my fear and hope
Telling me right there
Where I was years ago
They say a man can't change
no matter how hard he tries
They say some birds
just weren't born to fly

I've been living with this hangover all of these years
Everyone I know is sending me prayers
I've been burning bridges
And grinding gears
I've got plenty of life left in me here

I got Nightmares
feeding on my fear and hope
Telling me right there
Where I was years ago
They say a man can't change
no matter how hard he tries
They say some birds
just weren't born to fly

They say a man can't change
no matter how hard he tries
I'm gonna clear my name
I'm gonna break that lie

I'm gonna clear my name
I'm gonna break that lie