And while my mouth was open
That you were busy failing
In the war that we were waging
And the moments we were wasting
While the chances were escaping
And I'm holding back the order to run
Is what I'm trying to beat
Is what I'm trying to beat
And all the time I'm thinking
That I've been slowly shrinking
It's time to get back drinking
I thought of mostly one thing
It's the medicine I'm needing
It's the faith that keeps me breathing
Through another lonely evening
And a too familiar morning
And the only thing worth knowing
Is the art of keeping going
Is what I'm trying to beat
Is what I'm trying to beat
Is what I'm trying to beat