Welcome home, this is where you belong This is where you live life, this is where you sing songs Could’ve been in New England, Brooklyn or Long Island Maybe even New Orleans, anywhere with your good friends And you start to feel like a tree that is growing in the swamp When you’re putting down your roots in such a dirty little pond And you’re not quite sure that this place has got everything you want What do you want? What do you know? Welcome home, this is here all for you This is where love is, and this place is tried and true And you can’t deny it, even now that you’ve tried it Many wanted to hide it, but look into your heart - cuz the city’s inside it And you start to feel like a tree that is growing in the swamp When you’re putting down your roots in such a dirty little pond And you’re not quite sure that this place has got everything you want What do you want? What do you know?

The past was dragged into the future And it kicked and it screamed all the way And it’s easy to see I’m a casualty of the struggle Tradition is harder to challenge Than it is to just simply obey So it’s hard to blame those Who pretend things are always the same You were never prepared and so neither was i But I’d say we recovered with grace I’m still fucked up from all the mistakes You pushed me on into the ocean Before telling me what to expect That the monsters and waves Would try making my grave in the depths So i drifted alone for a decade Without even a compass or map But there’s nothing to fear Cuz you cant disappear off the edge You were never prepared and so neither was i But I’d say we recovered with grace I’m still fucked up from all the mistakes Tell me tell me tell me everything’s fine For the for the for the very first time Every every everything that I know, I Had to had to had to learn on my own Still I’m sorry, I feel bad For wrecking the plans that you had

Oh Starcia, don’t you worry You’ll figure out which way your wind is blowing Oh Starcia, there’s no hurry Eventually you’ll get to where you’re going In the meantime just keep texting me all night Cuz Lord knows I need the distraction And always take what you need You don’t got no one else to please And I think that you deserve a little satisfaction Oh Starcia, don’t you worry You’ll figure out which way your wind is blowing Oh Starcia, there’s no hurry Eventually you’ll get to where you’re going And I know it sounds redundant but you’re where you are There’s no use trying to avoid it Things will be better further down But you can get happy right now And I tell you somehow you gotta learn to enjoy it Oh Starcia Oh Starcia, don’t you worry You’ll figure out which way your wind is blowing Oh Starcia, there’s no hurry Eventually you’ll get to where you’re going

I want you to want to Do the things that you want to do I want you to want to Keep movin’ on I need you to need to Do the things that you need to do I need you to need to Keep movin’ on You know I never wanna see you a sad boy And to think I could do that to you hurts me bad, boy It won’t be today but you’ll find your own way And I say please baby, please baby, baby please Believe what I say I want you to want to Do the things that you want to do I want you to want to Keep movin’ on I need you to need to Do the things that you need to do I need you to need to Keep movin’ on You don’t need anything from me, no you don’t, boy You got the power to set yourself free but you won’t, boy Just try focusing on what tomorrow may bring And I say please baby, please baby, baby please Believe what I sing

The world that you live in, it feels unforgiving The world that I live in feels just fine The places you frequent seem so indecent You’re always welcome in mine May I build you a fortress Keep you safe from harm With my drawbridge tongue And my rampart arms With a dedicated regiment Of knights and guards Isolated in a safe, safe place The path that you’re walking has obstacles blocking You can’t see through to happiness The road that I’m taking, the rules that I’m breaking Not quite the easiest, I guess But you’ll see there’s no reason For to run and hide I might need a companion And you might need a guide And I know you’ll find it better On the other side Isolated in a safe, safe place It’s irresponsible to promise I only know what I’ve been through But as long as I’m being honest I’d like to share my sense of confidence with you So take my hand And away we’ll flee To a nearby land That is fun and free And don’t worry bout the rest Because you’re here with me Isolated in a safe, safe place Well I know that it seems scary But I swear that’s not the case Isolated in a safe, safe place

Well Brian moved down to Virginia He doesn’t quite seem overjoyed They got lots of right-wingers And no punk rock singers At least he can say he’s employed His job’s engineering equipment To help miners pull coal from the ground But if we got our power From sun, air, and water Well maybe then Brian could move back to town I hang out with minors myself here I don’t have any friends old as me We still go to shows But I’m lonely at those Where security asks for ID Well I know that Detroit has no jobs now Since the big auto makers went down Yeah, but soon Michigan’ll Create solar panels And maybe then Brian could move back to town It’s a 9-hour drive to Blacksburg Though I can’t claim to know that first hand Well I’d sure like to go there Perhaps play a show there But I doubt the folks there would enjoy my band

You gotta go, you gotta leave You gotta adios, arrivederci I don’t wanna see you again Because we’re trying to be happy And you’re acting kinda crappy Always picking fights with me and my friends And if you’re looking for attention That is anything but negative You better look in some other place Because the way that you’re behaving And the things that you’re saying Make me want to put a fist in your face You gotta go (you gotta go!), you gotta go away You’re welcome here no more You gotta go (you gotta go!), you gotta go away We’re showing you the door You gotta go (you gotta go!), you gotta go away And please don’t ask what for You’re nothing but a throwaway So why don’t you just go away Well we just want a little peace And you’re a dog off its leash Trying to chew on every ankle around But know that in another minute We will rub your nose in it Because you made a giant mess on the ground You only inconvenience everyone You’re presence isn’t ever fun I think it’s time that we put you down And I know it doesn’t phase ya But I think euthanasia Is the only thing that’s left for you now You got a lot of nerve trying to stay ‘round here With folks who don’t deserve someone so insincere Now it’s time to disappear You gotta go (you gotta go!), you gotta go away You’re welcome here no more You gotta go (you gotta go!), you gotta go away We’re showing you the door You gotta go (you gotta go!), you gotta go away And please don’t ask what for You’re nothing but a throwaway So why don’t you just go away

Ten thousand days in a row That I didn’t get hit by a truck in the road Ten thousand days in a line That I didn’t lose footing and shatter my spine Ten thousand days without end That I didn’t let cancer or viruses in Ten thousand days in a row That I didn’t get repossessed by the ocean Ten thousand days in a row That I didn’t go knocking or answer the door Ten thousand days in a run That I didn’t let myself be loved by someone Ten thousand days in a streak That I didn’t accomplish a goddamn thing Ten thousand days in a row That I didn’t get repossessed by the ocean Ten thousand days in a row There were times where I doubted that I’d see one more Ten thousand days with no breaks Though I’m worrying much more about that these days Ten thousand days is a lot This could all end tomorrow but probably not Ten thousand days in a row That I didn’t get repossessed by the ocean

I got a lot of friends (lot of friends, lot of friends) I got a lot but I don’t mean to brag I got a lot of friends (lot of friends, lot of friends) They all been talking shit behind my back, oh no They all been talking shit behind my back You’re telling me good job, you tell me that you like my songs You’re telling me you dig the stuff I do But every time you smile I see a fucking crocodile Just looking for somebody else to chew, oh no Just looking for somebody else to chew I got a lot of friends (lot of friends, lot of friends) I got a lot but I don’t mean to brag I got a lot of friends (lot of friends, lot of friends) They all been talking shit behind my back, oh no They all been talking shit behind my back We all know that I’m a prick, I know that you’re aware of it But you’re never gonna say that to my face It’s compliments and hugs and you admire me so much While you’re thinking of a way to take my place, oh no You’re thinking of a way to take my place I got a lot of friends (lot of friends, lot of friends) I got a lot but I don’t mean to brag I got a lot of friends (lot of friends, lot of friends) They all been talking shit behind my back, oh no They all been talking shit behind my back Oh nobody likes me, everybody hates me There’s no way that you can’t So don’t wish me well, I’ll SEE YOU IN HELL! Cuz I’m the motherfucker you can’t stand I got a lot of friends (lot of friends, lot of friends) I got a lot but I don’t mean to brag I got a lot of friends (lot of friends, lot of friends) They all been talking shit behind my back, oh no They all been talking shit behind my back

Some things are better with company Some things are better alone Sometimes the difference is puzzling With the visions and voices at home I get unsettled occasionally I almost get scared everyday I worry about my identity Even though i’m quite settled this way And where do i go from here Balancing fire with fear Juggling skills and scares Til dangerous plans of the future Reveal themselves at the right time I havent quite felt myself lately Which is something i dont have to say I’m sure you have noticed the changing Of my mood, more morose by the day But you dont see the source of my trouble I guess that means we’re both in the dark I feel it’s my curse to untangle It’s my duty to not leave a mark And where do i go from here Balancing fire with fear Juggling skills and scares Til dangerous plans of the future Reveal themselves at the right time

I don’t believe anything comes after I don’t believe in souls But I believe in kindness and laughter And lately there’s a hole If there’s anything we can take from this It’s that we gotta step it up for Mitch So let’s try to be awesome, a little more awesome For him I don’t believe that man is evil But I believe that life’s unfair I want to tell you that I love you But you’re no longer there And I know I’ll never bring you back But I hope we all can make a pact To try to be awesome, a little more awesome For him I don’t believe in heaven or whatever But I believe that we can live forever So whenever I smile or offer some help If I’m good to another or good to myself Then there’s a positive feeling you can’t kill with guns And you live on You live on You live on and on and on You live on You live on and on and on So whenever we smile or offer some help When we’re good to each other and good to ourselves And we try to be awesome, a little more awesome And though we have lost him, his impact’s beyond him So try to be awesome, a little more awesome Cuz you live on