I drink a bottle everyday then step on the stage.
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I first knew something was wrong when I was half my age.
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One night while I was singing, I started to laugh,
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I couldn't stop laughing for a week and a half.
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I'll never forget the girl in the first row,
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She said, "But its not funny."
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I said, "I know."
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So I went to a shrink and he said to me,
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"Just don't drink when you're nervous,
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That's the key."
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And I said, "Okay, that sounds fine."
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I didn't tell him I was nervous all the time.
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So I kept on drinking,
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And I kept on thinking.
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Wake up, you're dying now.
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You should be dead,
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But you're not somehow.
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You think you're being brave,
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But you're digging a grave.
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You talk like a master,
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But you live like a slave.
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I started meditating, that worked for a while.
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I spent a lot of time alone,
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And I forgot how to smile.
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I went to church, I'd just sit there and stew.
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Thinking, "How can all these people believe things that aren't true."
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It seems to work well for them, why can't I?
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I guess it's 'cause I'm special
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'Cause I'm too smart a guy.
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Too smart.
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Wake up, you're dying now.
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You should be dead,
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But you're not somehow.
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You think you're being brave,
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But you're digging a grave.
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You talk like a master,
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But you live like a slave.
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I decided that I couldn't do it alone.
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I called a guy I know on a telephone.
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I told him all I ever wanted was to be perfect.
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I sure as hell don't wanna be an alcoholic.
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Acceptance is a doorway to hell,
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If you're on the wrong side,
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Things don't go so well.
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So I accepted who I am, and named my disease,
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And finally felt relief, and got down on my knees.
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Wake up, you're living now.
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You've been gone so long, do you remember how?
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Just be yourself, that's being brave
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You're not the master,
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But you sure ain't the slave.
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You're not the master,
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But you sure ain't the slave.
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Wake up, you're living now.
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You've been gone so long, do you remember how?
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Just be yourself, that's being brave
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You're not the master,
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But you sure ain't the slave.
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You're not the master,
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But you sure ain't the slave.
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You're not the master,
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But you sure ain't the slave.
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Wake Up
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| Mason Jennings |
