Wiser Man

Bills are stacking money's lacking I'm poor
I can't take it anymore
I can't see an end to this

Pills and mornings my baby's slamming the door
She can't take it anymore
she is leaving with the kids
I used to have ideas and brainstorm
my head above the water
But now it just appears that the rainstorm has overdrawn the river
Optimism the credit prison has floored
I'm going overboard
the chances that I've missed
I used to have ideas not brainstorms
my head above the water
But now it just appears that the rainstorm has overdrawn the river
Fame is such a lonely game
forsaken when it's gone
When it's on
it can't last much longer
Pain is for the wiser man
I'm noteless when you're gone
When you're gone
I can't be much stronger

An artificial flame
has lit some warmth in me
Now that you know my name and my melody
Glory notoriety as powerful as they may be
Won't take away my reason or my sanity
Fame is such a lonely game
forsaken when it's gone
When it's on
it can't last much longer

Pain is for the wiser man
I'm noteless when you're gone
When you're gone
I can't be much stronger

Aggravating a fameless craving has grown
And now that I am strong
I'm scaring you away