Long Dark Twenties

In his late teens He felt so lost He never told what he felt to anyone He just took drugs and stayed indoors Spared from the cancer-causing summer sun At 21,he fell in love With a brick wall and it set him back The pain was great His feelings' crushed He smoked some hash to make it black Long dark twenties Long dark twenties Long dark twenties Long dark twenties As he approached His later years The desperation took him by the throat It choked him off It choked him up The feelings inside became so remote He sized things up He was dismayed At how the years had flown by so fast He had a future He had a dream But all he really wanted was to have a past Long dark twenties Long dark twenties Long dark twenties Long dark twenties [instrumental break] People admit They've made mistakes And hope that history will not repeat They count their blessings And pray for more Hug their lovers and then go to sleep He sleeps alone He always has And after all these years, it's not so bad But there are mornings He bolts awake And he is overwhelmed by feeling sad Long dark twenties Long dark twenties Long dark twenties Long dark twenties