I Drink Wine

How can one become so bounded by choices
That somebody else makes
How come we've both become a version
Of a person we don't even like
We're in love with the world
But the world just wants to bring us down
By putting ideas in our heads
That corrupt our hearts somehow

When I was a child
Every single thing could blow my mind
Soaking it all up for fun
But now I only soak up wine
They say to play hard you work hard
Find balance in the sacrifice
Yet I don't know anybody
Who's truly satisfied

You better believe I'm trying
To keep climbing
But the higher we climb
Feels like we're both none the wiser

So I hope I learn
To get over myself
Stop trying to be
Somebody else
So we can love
Each other for free
Everybody wants something
You just want me

Why am I obsessing
About the things I can't control
Why am I seeking approval
From people I don't even know
In these crazy times I hope to find
Something I can cling on to
Cause I need some substance in my life
Something real, something that feels true

You better believe for you I've cried
High tides
Cause I want you so bad
But you can't fight fire with fire

Oh, so I hope I learn
To get over myself
Stop trying to be
Somebody else
Oh, I just want to love you
Love you for free
Everybody wants something from me
You just want me

Listen, I know how low I can go
I give as good as I get
You get the brunt of it all
Cause you're all I've got left
Oh, I hope in time
We both will find peace of mind
Sometimes the road less travelled
Is a road best left behind

Well, I hope I learn
To get over myself
Stop trying to be
Somebody else
Oh, I just want to love you
Love you for free, yeah
Cause everybody wants something from me
You just want me

You better believe I'm trying
To keep climbing
But the higher we climb
Feels like we're both none the wiser

The only regret I have
I wish that it was just at a different time
A most turbulent period of my life
Why would I put that on you
That's just like a very heavy thing to have to talk about
But because of that period of time
Even though it was so much fun
I didn't get to go on and make new memories with him
There were just memories in a big storm