Various Artists - The Brightest Bulb Has Burned Out - Less Than Jake With Billy Bragg Lyrics
You told me that your 20 years have gone by much too fastAnd you've been hoping this year will be better than the lastYou said you've been waging a war against the loneliest of nightsWith the strongest drinks and longest linesIt's not that big a surpriseThat you're feeling more dead than aliveYou're feeling more dead than aliveSo I'll let you knowIf you need, somewhere to goI'll be listening when you callAnd I'll be there if you fall offIf you need someone to believe in you,I'll let you know I willYou said the hole in your headHas gotten bigger than the hole in your chestAnd you're stuck between the past and present tenseYou said you've been waging a war against so many years of liesWith stronger drinks and longer linesIt's not that big a surpriseThat you're feeling more dead than aliveYou're feeling more dead than aliveSo I'll let you knowIf you need, somewhere to goI'll be listening when you callAnd I'll be there if you fall offIf you need someone to believe in you,I'll let you know I will