Settle Down (Goin' Down That Highway)

I gave my things away.

I called the people that I only see on holidays,

this next year's going to burn a hole in me.

I spent my weekdays in my car

and the weekends drinking hard enough for two.

I think I'll settle down one of these days,

till I catch my breath.

I feel the weight of the world on my back

but I'm not feeling sick to death.

Because I laid awake in bed

and thought of better times.

I never want to sleep

'cause I found apathy in laying down

and never waking up.

and never waking up.

I learned a lot today

cus' there's a reason why

I'll never live the easy way,

I'm trying to be real.

I wrote down words inside my arm

that say "I'll never walk alone"

'cause I get tired.

I know I'll have my friends in every way,

so I caught my breath,

and for the first time

I found what I'm looking for.

Because I laid awake in bed

and thought of better times.

I never want to sleep

'cause I found apathy in laying down

and never waking up.

Because I laid awake in bed

and thought of better times.

I never want to sleep

'cause I found apathy in laying down

and never waking up.

and never waking up.

Yeah, I went down.

Yeah, I found a way.

In the city where my father was born

I had a dream I moved out west.

I finally found out what I wanted to be

so I picked up where I left;

and I waited two more years

and covered up my ears.

I think I'm ready to sing this time.

I really think I'm gone.

Because I laid awake in bed

and thought of better times.

I never want to sleep

'cause I found apathy in laying down

and never waking up.

and never waking up.

Because I laid awake in bed

and thought of better times.

I never want to sleep

'cause I found apathy in laying down

and never waking up.

and never waking up.