No Lessons

Mama told me to be careful
Don't just give away my heart
Keep my secrets to myself
Hold my tenderness apart
But then no one counted on you
Least of all me
You took everything I had
And everything I used to be

The older I get, the less I seem to know
Who I even am and how everything is supposed to go
There were so many signs, but I saw none of 'em
'Cause there are no lessons and this isn't one of 'em

I paid my dues 'til I was broke
Tried every script to fix my life
It's like trying to take the edge off
With the dull side of the knife
If you hit the bottom
There might be a lower floor
It takes everything you have
To get back where you were before

And the older I get, the less I seem to know
Who I even am and how everything is supposed to go
There were so many signs, but I saw none of 'em
'Cause there are no lessons and this isn't one of 'em

Are we doomed to just repeat
Until we're brought down to our knees?
How can a person ever slip
On what a person cannot see?
Well, I'm just trying to find my voice
'Cause it's the journey, not the end
I tasted all a little hard
But I'm on my feet again

Still, the older I get, the less I seem to know
Who I even am and how everything is supposed to go
There'll be so many signs and I see none of 'em
'Cause there are no lessons, no, there are no lessons
There are no damn lessons
And this still ain't one of 'em