Favours

"Do me a favour" you say, and so I do
But then one favour turns into two
And two favours turn into three
Until there isn't time for me
"Do me a favour" I say, but you decline
You say you simply have no time
To return the favour that I gave
"Do it yourself; I'm not your slave"
Doing a favour, with none returned
Should feel like nothing's being earned
But only if you do not see
I do them not for you, but me
"Do me a favour" and, once again, I do
And when one favour turns into two
And you don't return a single one
I'm laughing to myself; I've won

And the long road's made longer by the steps you take
Devotion grows stronger based on what's at stake
And the heart grows fonder if you hide away
And don't I already know it. Stay
I'm a little worried. A long face & short temper
It's getting blurry. I'm wrong way & off center
I've been bad before but really don't remember
I sent it all away with no return to sender
And everybody needs me and I know it
But nobody really reads me like a poet
I'm all between the lines and now it's showing
With no final destination that I know of but I'm going
A letter sent with no mailing address
I'm lost in the wind but still sailing ahead
And you really just don't know where you're going until you get there

I gotta grind. I gotta grind. I gotta go
Now let it wind. Let it wind. Let it blow
It's all in time. It's all in time. It's all in tow
I follow lines. Follow lines until I don't
And please, no more favours
No more favours
Please, no more favours
No more favours
I gotta grind. I gotta grind. I gotta go
Now let it wind. Let it wind. Let it blow
It's all in time. It's all in time. It's all in tow
I follow lines. Follow lines until I don't
And please, no more favours
No more favours
Please, no more favours
No more favours

I'm the king of procrastinators. Never finished
I've gone numb. I took the pain and never grimaced
I've cut ties with good friends over business
But I stay day one in my Branthood residence
And I know that this anxiety is not fear
So I remind myself of everything I got here
This bad run of form is gonna stop here
I'm on the road to recovery in top gear
And I know that this ain't everything you'd hoped it be
And all of this should probably get the most of me
I'm still finding out who I'm supposed to be
I feel like that's owed to me. It's clothes for me
And now it's my turn when I choose it
If you cross me, I can burn bridges too, kid
And none of us win and no one lose it
You know it's all good news I just can't prove it

I gotta grind. I gotta grind. I gotta go
Now let it wind. Let it wind. Let it blow
It's all in time. It's all in time. It's all in tow
I follow lines. Follow lines until I don't
And please, no more favours
No more favours
Please, no more favours
No more favours
I gotta grind. I gotta grind. I gotta go
Now let it wind. Let it wind. Let it blow
It's all in time. It's all in time. It's all in tow
I follow lines. Follow lines until I don't
And please, no more favours
No more favours
Please, no more favours
No more favours

I'm trying to go to sleep but I just lie awake
It's after twelve so I think I'll stay inside today
Sometimes it's hard to just find a way
I didn't mean to lead the blind astray
And knowledge is a curse & ignorance is bliss
And knowing is the worst. There's nothing that you miss
I always get it first.That's always been my gift
Some days I yearn for a shift. Just to drift
I studied in my lab and stayed sedentary
I passed all the tests. No post-secondary
I passed all the rest to go legendary
I'm ice cold. I'm born the first of February
A man from a mouse. Growth in hassle
I'm the man of the house. The King of the castle
And I'll be full tilt until I'm 90
The Sky. Above ground is where you find me

I gotta grind. I gotta grind. I gotta go
Now let it wind. Let it wind. Let it blow
It's all in time. It's all in time. It's all in tow
I follow lines. Follow lines until I don't
And please, no more favours
No more favours
Please, no more favours
No more favours
I gotta grind. I gotta grind. I gotta go
Now let it wind. Let it wind. Let it blow
It's all in time. It's all in time. It's all in tow
I follow lines. Follow lines until I don't
And please, no more favours
No more favours
Please, no more favours
No more favours