Being alive costs a lotta money So does dying Giving up takes a lot of effort But sort of trying You can sell yourself your own soul babe If no one's buying I get the feeling I'm further away I get the feeling I'm further away I get the feeling I'm further away The closer I get I try to live in the light of day But I don't feel enlightened I'm scared of what I'll have to do But I'm not frightened My heart lives in the same old cage babe These walls they've tightened I get the feeling I'm further away I get the feeling I'm further away I get the feeling I'm further away The closer I get I get closer, all I know You can't see the big picture from below Say you're all grown up now, past is gone Little piece of what we had still lingers on Standing for something is hard Standing for nothing's harder Try not to act like a total jerk But they still call you a martyr I'm just somebody's mother, somebody's sister Who's somebody's daughter I get the feeling I'm further away I get the feeling I'm further away I get the feeling I'm further away The closer I get The closer I get The closer I get The closer I get The closer I get So far away I'm so far away The closer I get