Marshalltown - Modern Life Is War

Driving in from the edge of town

Ice cold winter sun is going down

And I’m staring just the way I used to through that dirty all night restaurant

window

Just thinkin' bout the things I wish I could give up and the things that won’t

let me go

But I know I’m gonna be alright

My mind won’t focus

I take an out of the way drive in and around the north side of town

Where the smoke from hell’s exaust pipe lingers above the cheap rent in the

dark night

Hours pass through me

I’m tired of wasting time

Half hour later towards the downtown lights

I don’t know what I’m still doing here

The Coliseum Blue Room has been empty for a long time

You have to push these kind of thoughts right out of your mind…

And I try

Something has been wasted

At least that’s what it seems

All the bars have long closed down

There’s no one but me in the streets of my hometown

I’ve already said too much

I’m all lovesick for endless broken white lines

And I say to all the young wild ones…

For you…

Yeah on your way up…

The world isn’t against you, my dear, it just doesn’t care