Nervous By Design

I used to fear death back in the day

But my father was a better man than myself

And he said

In thirty years or maybe less

I'll be food for a lemon tree

And I guess

That's for the best

Time is just a quiet thief

To put things in perspective

It often gives you much more than it takes

Artificial screams of restless teens

Echo in your head

Can you get real

Can you sleep

When you go to bed

Nervous by design

Enjoying a glass of wine

I'm settling for a draw

Like a good gaffer

It's like going back to the neighbourhood

You were raised

Everything now looks smaller

Than it used to be

Will you ever let go of the weight

Of missing someone you've never met

With small shoes but great courtesy

You may think you can understand

Without the scars to prove your claim

Without having skin in the game

You wanna be a king

You wanna be a queen

Oh no no

What about a lemon tree

You wanna own plenty of shiny things

Or you could be free

Nervous by design

Enjoying a glass of wine

I'm settling for a draw

Like a good gaffer

I wish I had a time machine

To take me back to 96

I would tell my little version this

Kesfedelim Samanyolu'nu

Ya da Uzak Dogu'yu

Asmayalim da besleyelim

Icindeki cocugu

Nervous by design

Enjoying a glass of wine

I'm settling for a draw

Like a good gaffer

I'm settling for a draw

Like a good gaffer