Better Things

I don’t want another fight
Bitter words, backhanded slights
I don’t want to feel the ache
A heart always about to break
Dreams that just refuse to die
But never seem to come alive
Just simmer and whimper and fester and linger

I don’t wanna be afraid
Of all the promises we made
The wrong thing at the wrong time
Committing even petty crimes
Looking back at this lousy life
And thinking: ‘Where the hell was I?’
When everything was going down
A king expecting to be crowned
Anticipating and bating and waiting and hating it all

I know I am meant for better things
If I could just apply myself
I know I am meant for better things
Private jets, not rising debts
Respect and fame and wealth

I know I am meant for better things
If I could just find myself
I know I am meant for better things
But life gets in the way
The bills you need to pay
The years that slip away..
Princes know one day they may be kings
And I know I’m on track for better things

I don’t want to compromise
To fill my mind with soothing lies
That this misery is just for now
While I work out exactly how
To pay my dues and learn the tools
To play the game by my own rules
To answer to no one else but me
To know what if feels like to be free

I’ll wait, for now, for my time to come
Absorb every blow one-by-one
Count my blessings 1-2-3
Be whoever I need to be
Hang some mantras on the wall
Numb the pain with alcohol
Clean the house and donate clothes
Live inside of my tv shows

I know I am meant for better things
If I could just apply myself
I know I am meant for better things
Exclusive clubs, beachfronts, hot tubs
Respect and fame and wealth

I know I am meant for better things
If I could just find myself
I know I am meant for better things
But life gets in the way
The hair that thins and grays
The disappearing days..
Nestlings know one day they’ll spread their wings
And I know I’m destined for better things