Not As Good As I Used To Be… (Co-written with diamonddave75)

Wanting to stay is never enough
Distance goes on in everything
In everyone, it’s true
Felt the dark and cold
Pushed the good away
Till the day it came back to me
Realized there’s ways to kill the pain
Still, there is art in fucked up tragedy
And now that side has gone missing
Till it comes back running, it’s true
What I love will ultimately change

So don’t tell me I’m not breathing
Not living the way I’m supposed to be!
Doing the right things, the wrong way
The right way, is what I decide for me!
So don’t walk away, claiming
Saying, I’m just not as good as I used to be!

(look in the mirror friend
before you throw stones
been there done that
reality is a lonely road)

I had enough, so I throw it away
Cut the wound to ease the pain
People tell me that I’ve changed
Just got tired of doing what everyone expected of me
Wanting some kind of image they had in their heads
But I’m a person that has to walk his own path
And I suggest that others do the same
Leaving me out of their childish games

So don’t tell me I’m not breathing
Not living the way I’m supposed to be!
Doing the right things, the wrong way
The right way, is what I decide for me!
So don’t walk away, claiming
Saying, I’m just not as good as I used to be!

(question everything daily
don’t be force fed
in your purest heart
rise above the rules)

Can’t force a feeling
Anymore than I can change the world
Can’t be the best
There is always someone better than you
I’m just doing what I can
To get past each messed up day
Ignoring all the pricks that come across my way
For all the young and crazy
You must rise above it all
Show that you don’t need worthless feelings
You only need to keep your worth