Now my old shoes eat cotton
And they dance for hours on end
Nobody knows where I've got them
They always fall for that part of the spin
And your hero dies here
Holding seats at the bar for his friends
Grooming and picking
His grizzly white beard only so much money to spend

When I held on to the only thing I ever felt was mine
It grew gills and impositions
Upon hills I could not climb
So I looked around for freedom
And some easy place to sleep
I murmured prayers and incantations
And I loved you more than me (Oh, oh, oh)

Your little brother wears a ponytail
Your orphaned mother faints
I could've told you, "I love you"
But the truth means so much less

For when I held on to the only thing I ever felt was mine
It grew gills and impositions
Upon hills I could not climb
So I looked around for freedom
And some easy place to sleep
I murmured prayers and incantations
And I loved you more than me (Oh, oh, oh)
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Oh and your voice is growing distant
When the light in your eyes is dimmed
You want me to be a better man
It ain't me you want it's him
For he walks in filthy trousers
And he swims in sodden creeks
But in the morning, come the sun
There won't be anyone but me (Oh, oh, oh)