The Redeemer

I somehow lost myself along the way
I guess you can, I guess you might, I guess you will
I watch my friends and I get older still
Just as the bar spilled out onto the street
The deepest V's and tightest jeans and summer heat
It's like the city has a hold on me
It has its limits, but I can't find mine
You'll never know, you'll never know, you'll never know
How much I wanted to be worth your tears
If less is more, I am the least of all
Disingenuous enough
I've given up convincing everybody but myself

Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh

And like a lion and a lack of land
Nailing colors to the mast and burning flags
I never let you see that side of me
Like a river that begins to swell
I wanted more than you could spare
Then my fair share inevitably burst its banks
I am the architect of my own downfall
I built it up, I let it grow, I watched it burn
Now it's crashing like an ocean wave
But you're the lighthouse that can guide me home
Steer me clear of hidden rocks that lie within
And on the shoreline, wash my wreckage clean

Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh