Port OBrien - Close the Lid lyrics

Put me on a boat and cut the line The fishing's been much better but the weather's fine And all my friends are here to k** the time And all the things I love are in rewind And I wouldn't care if they all just disappeared Cause you know I'll be coming back here every year The promise of the fall And winter's lazy call They've got me pinned against the wall And all we are is all in all And I'm not afraid to die As long as you're by my side We can sleep the whole year through And then I will up and leave To show you that I believe In the way that things used to be Put me in a box and close the lid Put me on a shelf, keep me well-hid And everything I said and everything I did And everyone I've known since I was a kid And keep me there until I'm old Until I know that I have wisened up Cause right now I'm too weak My mouth can barely speak My days are cold and bleak And we are on the brink Of a long civil war Between my heart and yours We will fight by ourselves Don't let me be a liar It was just friendly fire Went on for a bit too long Point me to the truth and make me learn Everything I have but never earned Like the way your heart always returned After I had left it unconcered And I will be much better this time, I swear I'll pull you back in time and I'll keep you there The dead hand of the past Making time go by so fast Making all my troubles last And I'd rather die alone in the gra** Don't let me hestitate And don't sit around and wait While the others are having fun And I like it better here Where I can be cold all year At least I'll be by myself Ah-ha-ha-ha