WORK IT OUT
I’ve been waiting, I’ve been holding out
Fires burnt to embers on the ground
Trains of thought get torn apart by doubt
That’s just the way things are right now
I’ve been on the wrong side
Looking for my right mind
Holding on for dear life
Lost for such a long time
Reaching for a lifeline
Wondering if it’s real life
So let me work it out
Haze of fog is covering the stars
That used to shine and guide my way so far
Free from anchor, drifting off the charts,
I need to drift back from the way that things are
I’ve been on the wrong side
Looking for my right mind
Holding on for dear life
Lost for such a long time
Reaching for a lifeline
Wondering if it’s real life
Let me work it out
I need to work it out
Tried to drink the ocean dry
every other wednesday night
Running faster than my own mind
Waiting on a broken traffic light
I’ve been on the wrong side
Looking for my right mind
Holding on for dear life
Lost for such a long time
Reaching for a lifeline
Wondering if it’s real life
So let me work it out
I need to work it out
A friend of mine introduced me to this song while we backpacked around Europe a few years ago. It turned into our theme song, and yes we did get fucked up in Hamburg on a Sunday Night! stainer
This sweet, mournful “loose concept” album from folk artist Ian McCuen tracks a journey across the bleak landscape of American life. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 22, 2022