Tom Burr - The Telling

drowning in ribbon on the Strip
Pockets empty and nothing in my hand
With no idea livin on twenty-six
Took a drive with my mind in a twist
Pedal down, needle is up
onto the ocean's edge
into the pitch of black mist
another night of my life
wasting time with my life
I hear the spirit say
Look into my soul
you can see it's all in vein
telling you to wait, another day
As I felt the sand
The troubled air was cold
And there she was in the moonlight glow
Holding on for someone old
but it wasn't air she could breathe
it was a lesson learned to see
that what I've become, this could be me.
another night of my life
wasting time with my life
I hear the spirit say
Look into my soul
you can see it's all in vein
telling you to wait, another day
I hear the spirit say
Look into my soul
you can see it's all in vein
telling you to wait, another day
Take control of the things that once mattered
and your heart will live on
if you hear the ocean call your name
you have to be strong, you have to be strong
I hear the spirit say
Look into my soul
you can see it's all in vein
telling you to wait, another day
I hear the spirit say
Look into my soul
you can see it's all in vein
telling you to wait, another day