Point / Counterpoint

I've got a gun in my hand, but that gun won't cock

My finger's on the trigger, but that trigger seems locked

I can't stop staring at the tick-tock clock

And even if I could, I would never give up

With a vest on my chest, a bullet in my lung

I can't believe I'm dying with my song unsung

If and when I die, won't you bury me alone?

'Cause I'll never get to heaven if I'm singing this song

If there was something wrong, would you be oh so strong?

Would you do what it takes to move this hollow life along?

I'd like to think I would, you know I'd like to think I would

But I can guarantee that what you see is not reality

And every time she makes a point, I make a counterpoint

She said it's easy but in the end you'll have no choice

And you know that's only just the way it goes

You said it right, man, that is just the way it goes

And the days, and the days they seem like forever

And the days, and the days they seem like forever

But forever isn't ever enough, I'd like to sing a song

Promise you won't be long

I'll try not to be long, but I don't wanna get this story wrong

There was a kid who never cared about the little things

Don't even bother 'cause I'm tired, and I'm sick of it

And every time she makes a point I'll make a counterpoint

She said it's easy but in the end you'll have no choice

And you know that's only just the way it goes

You said it right, man, that is just the way it goes

I've got a gun in my hand, but that gun won't cock

My finger's on the trigger, but that trigger seems locked

And I can't stop staring at the tick-tock clock

And even if I could I would never give up

With a vest on my chest, a bullet in my lung

I can't believe I'm dying with my song unsung

And if and when I die, won't you bury me alone?

'Cause I'll never get to heaven if I'm singing this song

Oh, you don't know where I've been (you don't know, you don't know)

Oh, you don't know where I've seen (you don't know, you don't know)

If I did something right, would you give up this fight?

Would you say you were wrong and maybe someone else was kind of right?

I'd like to think you would, you know I'd like to think you would

But I can't guarantee that what you get is an apology

Jump back to the day we met, I never thought that it would end this way

If ever I let you down, I wanna ask of you

To take it down a notch, and we can talk it on through

And the days, and the days they seem like forever

And the days, and the days they seem like forever

But forever isn't ever enough, I'd like to sing a song

Promise you won't be long

I'll try not to be long, but I don't wanna get this story wrong

There was a chick who never cared about the little things

Don't even bother 'cause I still don't give a shit

And every time she makes a point, I'll make a counterpoint

She said it's easy but in the end you'll have no choice

And you know that's only just the way it goes

You said it right, man, that is just the way it goes

I've got a gun in my hand, but that gun won't cock

My finger's on the trigger, but that trigger seems locked

And I can't stop staring at the tick-tock clock

And even if I could, I would never give up

With a vest on my chest, a bullet in my lung

I can't believe I'm dying with my song unsung

And if and when I die, won't you bury me alone?

'Cause I'll never get to heaven if I'm singing this song

Oh, you don't know where I've been (you don't know, you don't know)

Oh, you don't know where I've seen (you don't know, you don't know)

So tell me, friend, how's it gonna end

When the shit goes down and there's no one left around to get your back

You'll crack, you'll smile and agree with everything they say?

They'll try to tell you that it's all okay

But it's not, and you're shot, and you're bleeding pretty bad

And you can't stop thinking about the things you never had

Like a wife and a kid and the things you never did

You're running around living a life that's empty in the end, my friend

No, you'll take back all you've said

Oh, when the regrets fill your head

Trust me, I've been there before

I would not wish it upon my greatest enemy

What irony, once friends, but I find

You'll have to learn this lesson on your own

So I waited by the phone, but that phone never rang

And I sang so loud, so I wouldn't hear the bang

When the bang never came, and I never got the call

Fuck it, thank you, I love you all

Some are gonna say that we're doomed to repeat

All our past mistakes, great, but that's not me

And even if it was, I would always disagree

Because in the end, I always get the better of me

I've got a gun in my hand, but that gun won't cock

My finger's on the trigger, but that trigger seems locked

And I can't stop staring at the tick-tock clock

And even if I could, I would never give up

With a vest on my chest, a bullet in my lung

I can't believe I'm dying with my song unsung

And if and when I die, won't you bury me alone?

'Cause I'll never get to heaven if I'm singing this song

Oh, I'll take you, I'll take you, I'll take you where I've been

Oh, I'll show you, I'll show you, I'll show you what I've seen