Staring up at the shower head Running up my water payment Button up today's shirt Regard the mess of a weeks worth of hair It's compounding interest On a debt I could easily square But still I'm working in service To my old friend despair Staying up til the crack of dawn A rooster crows as I'm nodding off It's an old holdover from when the nights were fruitful and fun But now I'm burning the oil Just to watch it's tiny flame While the gifts of the morning slowly rot and go to waste Somewhere I guess I lost my sense And led myself astray But now it's time to pay Between the faucet and the bar cart Between the couch and Washington park It's hard to know what's right Wasting away or living a life While I search for the answer I might fix my self a small drank And take a seat on the sofa Just to have myself a think Happy birthday buddy, you've earned this Logging in for my bank statement My heart is rising up through my neck Getting too close for comfort I've gotta keep it tight for a bit I order something for takeout To push my heart back into my chest It seems I've forgotten something But I just can't quite place it Somewhere I guess I lost my sense And led myself astray But now it's time to pay I don't wanna pay