Isn't everything a dream?
Why can't I wake up when Wonderland's more evil than it seemed?
We are creatures of belief, yet we believe in what we see
And we see clouds so is that shallow?
I don't know, sounds good to me
Every day is just another chance to shine like the neon lights
That hang in coffee shops and bars
Illuminate the long nights, and cold nights
And here I am all huddled in this dive instead of shining for the world
I know my saviour is alive
Gather up my wits and try and make it up and to the door
But with every step, the waiter sits me down and pours me more
I remember life before I got involved and couldn't leave
But I was smarter then
Maybe I was just naive
Well, I could never rip myself away
From your sweet embrace
I've been living on caffeine and on black beer
Since I dared to kiss your face
I've been blinded by the mystery of the bright northern lights
And in the meantime
I've been drowned by latté days and porter nights
Break me out of this arrest
For a few of you, I was the light that opened up your best
But the brightest signs can flicker on and off and get replaced
So you'll find me in this tavern
Drinking beer and getting 'faced
So maybe I've become the darkness I should hate
No-one ever said it would be this hard
Or be this great
I guess the best parts are the mornings with hot java by the ounce
It helps to know the harder that you fall, the higher you bounce
Well, I could never rip myself away
From your sweet embrace
I've been living on caffeine and on black beer
Since I dared to kiss your face
I've been blinded by the mystery of the bright northern lights
But in the meantime
I've been drowned by latté days and porter nights
Somebody send in the clowns
'Cause they distract you from this holy man who's had his ups and downs
There are people who will look at me, shaking their heads
But we've all been lost
In the end, we all wind up dead
So maybe those that see my stumbling from barrista to the bar
Might, instead of losing hope, help me up into their car
'Cause who am I to say that caffeine and corona lead to sin?
When I'm one foot outside the coffee shop
My head and heart are in
No man is an island
Sometimes we rely upon our friends
Someone has to blow us out when we've been burning at both ends
See, I'm just living with my body trying to make it worth the sacrifice
Well, I may be a Christian but I never said that I was Christ
I never said that I was Christ!
Well, I could never rip myself away
From your sweet embrace
I've been living on caffeine and on black beer
Since I dared to kiss your face
I've been blinded by the mystery of the bright northern lights
And in the meantime
I've been drowned by latté days and porter nights
(Instrumental)
All I want is retrospect
'Cause everything looks better fading far behind the pace you set
Once upon a time, I knew what I was meant to be
And nothing in this changing world could change my road to destiny
But soon enough, they started building roadside bars that served all night
And for the daytime, they built Starbucks to my left and to my right
Well, even way back in the day a good man said:
"There's trouble waiting for you, but that bright light shines up ahead!"
While I'm hopping back and forth from libations to lattés
I slowed down enough that I've lost track of all the pa**ing days
Where there's a bar there's Baptists trying to save me from the drink
While I'd like to write them off they've got my credence than you'd think
See, there's a man outside who's pointing to my car that hasn't moved
And as I start it up, I feel the somehow roads have been improved
This may be the longest song I've ever sung
But if keep singing, I'm not drinking
While I'm up here I'm just having fun!
Well, I could never rip myself away
From your sweet embrace
I've been living on caffeine and on black beer
Since I dared to kiss your face
I've been blinded by the mystery of the bright northern lights
And in the meantime
I've been drowned by latté days and porter nights
You know, they've got me dead to rights
(That's it! Go home! Get out of here)