Some nights I stay up cashing in my bad luck,

some nights I call it a draw.

Some nights I wish that my lips could build a castle,

some nights I wish they’d just fall off.

But I still wake up, I still see your ghost,

oh, Lord, I’m still not sure what I stand for, oh.

What do I stand for? What do I stand for?

Most nights, I don’t know anymore. Oh oh...

This is it, boys, this is war,

what are we waiting for?

Why don’t we break

the rules already?

I was never one to believe the hype,

save that for the black and white,

I try twice as hard and I’m half as liked

but here they come again to jack my style.

And that’s alright,

I found a martyr in my bed tonight,

she stops my bones from wondering

just who I am, who I am,

who I am, yeah, who am I? Mmh, mmh.

Well, some nights, I wish that this all would end

‘cause I could use some friends for a change,

and some nights I’m scared you’ll forget me again,

and some nights I always win, I always win.

But I still wake up, I still see your ghost,

oh, Lord, I’m still not sure what I stand for, oh.

What do I stand for? What do I stand for?

Most nights, I don’t know.

So this is it? I sold my soul for this?

Washed my hands of that for this?

I miss my mom and dad for this?

No, when I see stars,

when I see stars, that’s all they are

when I hear songs, they sound like this one.

So come on! So come on!

So come on! Oh, come on!

Well, that is it, guys, that is all,

five minutes in and I’m bored again,

ten years of this, I’m not sure

if anybody understands.

This one is not for the folks at home,

I’m sorry to leave, mom, I had to go,

who the fuck wants to die alone

all dried up in the desert sun?

My heart is breaking for my sister

and the con that she called love,

and then I look into my nephews eyes:

man, you wouldn’t believe

the most amazing things

that can come from

some terrible lies. Oh oh...

The other night you wouldn’t believe

the dream I just had about you and me,

I called you up, but we’d both agree:

it’s for the best you didn’t listen,

it’s for the best we get our distance, oh oh.

It’s for the best you didn’t listen,

it’s for the best we get our distance, oh oh.