Troubled

They say this too shall pass It will all blow over in time Now I've got to go Leave all these worries behind I've got to come to terms With this fragile life Work my fingers to the bone Every day and every night It's been a long day and in turn a long year I'm longing to leave and hope these problems just stay here I stay clear and try to go with the grain Restrain the weight, the pain, the strain stay sane enough to try to gain A new perspective, I have to accept it Two steps forward means one in the wrong direction And it's a long, lonely road through this wasteland It always rains and the food always taste bland I make sandcastles just to watch them blow away To cruise ships where all my friends are stow aways And it's the ugly truth and forced to have to face it Hating my reflection 'cause my mirror needs a face lift So I guess I'll just settle into my role A door mat getting the mud off of a shoe soul I shouldn't say it 'cause I'm bound to have a change of luck Blinded by the sun because I always keep my chin up Don't know if this old body Can handle all this strain They say it takes an honest man To endure a life of pain Sun beats down upon my back My skin dripping off my bones If I can't make peace with myself I might as well die alone