Bill Mallonee - Songwriter (Numb) lyrics

Yeah i wish that i could change things Rearrange the pieces and the bits resistant though they are The ones that fell right through the cracks The stuff left over from exploding stars Obvious from the back row To everyone but me It's always sad to see what you become When you're looking after number one Yeah i wish that i could change things Testify to some deliverance Yeah i'd talk show it right into the ground Like some salvation experience Yeah i wish that i could change things And say some new words for all these feelings that i felt We all wanna change things But can you change yourself I tried to make you like me with some words and a six-string 'cause i wanted you to like me well some folks even spilled some ink And even when it got cold i hardly knew i'd died I guess you go a little numb and then empty on the inside You're rarely remembered or thought well of For when your game was its strongest And words you wish your head didn't say Are the ones their hearts will hold onto the longest And the promises you should have kept You're one million versions of a stumbling-12-steps And that never seems to be enough When your flesh and blood keeps screwing up I tried to make you like me with some words and a six-string It was really just a cry of sorts and some fancy conjuring And even when it got cold well i hardly knew i'd died I guess you go a little numb before going empty on the inside In spite of all my ties i was driftin' And now the kids they are full grown And just because you got an address Doesn't mean you've got a home They say that it's a cruel world Some cite it as a sad fact And they say God He must not give a damn And God says well I don't know about that 'cause i keep hearing whispers Saying everything's gonna be alright You put some goodness back in and you take your stand And you hold onto to Him for dear life I tried to make you like me with some words and a six-string I was starving for a deeper love my God what shallow reasoning And even when it got cold i hardly knew i'd died I guess you go a little numb 'fore going empty on the inside Going empty on the inside