Blues Traveler - Battle Of Someone lyrics

Music & lyrics: john popper Well i love no one and i don't care who knows Don't care if you're far away Don't give a damn if you're close I'm the vacant distraction of a broken old man I lack shape or color Not even gray or even tan I'd hate all i see but it makes me too tired I'm much more at home when left uninspired So damn me to hell and resist if you must But lower your eyes once and i'll emerge from the dust For i am nothing Yes i am nothing Yes i am nothing And i love no one Well i love everyone i am filled with delight I understand all your feelings i don't see from wrong or right I'm the look in your eyes when you're telling the truth I'm the wisdom of age and the beauty of youth I am shape substance color darkest black palest white Speckled gond ringing mirror sharp soft and bright I'm rage pa**ion laughter and the need to know why Come sample all my riches i'm pure stimuli For i am everything Yes i am everything Yes i am everything And i love everyone Well i can only love someone i am just a person My father loved my mother and i am her son The preceding verses are the halves of my soul I'm just the battlefield and that is my role There's a tug of war between what i can and can't feel The inevitable compromise determines the real The equation the reason for my being here The struggle resulting in my invention of the tear For i'm only something Yes i'm only something Yes i'm only something And i can only love someone And it's the best i can do It's the very best i can do You're probably someone too So perhaps i love you Perhaps you'll love me too Perhaps you'll love me too Perhaps you'll love me too (scat solo)