So Much For Everyone - Dan Mangan

As much as i’d like to go To places i’ve never known,

Scared shitless to leave home,

And i don’t want to go alone.

I miss the rewarding gaze

Of a friend from my younger days,

Didn’t mind 'bout my selfish ways,

As he died i was miles away.

I hope he remembers how,

As i do when i look back now,

Though he’d bark at the slightest sound,

Would not bite for he knew not how.

And sometimes it’s more than clear,

When morning comes early here,

And i know that the day is near,

Wasted days make for wasted years.

Now i’m vicious with appetite,

Sobering half a mind,

Dripping with stolen wine,

Awoken by something i dreamt.

Harboured by everything i have been witnessing.

Postcards and daydreaming

Get less embarrassing.

After the day is done,

I will be on the run —

So much for everyone, so much for everyone.

The showdown is endless here,

Under the burning sun.

As eyes roll toward me now,

I will drop my gun.