Goodbye to what, if hello to never So long to someday too Just dig a hole And put my coffin under How many times have I tried to sever? How long until I'm through But if I let go I know I'll often wonder So never run I can think a way out of it Don't pretend to know how But I know why Try to swim but don't sink Come up above it Treading water right now It's do or die I know better than anyone, it's true I'm getting on but I'm getting better too Admit defeat, let down your defenses Why do you have to fight A losing cause To find the thing you're missin'? Know when you're beat and come to your senses Still I'm compelled to write Without applause And though no one will listen So never run I can think a way out of it Don't pretend to know how But I know why Try to swim but don't sink Come up above it Get it going right now It's do or die Give it up or get away I shouldn't wonder In a decade or a day It's hard to tell Give it up or get it right I'm going under Yeah, but not without a fight It's just as well I know better than anyone could guess I'm getting tired of all this now, I confess If only my art could somehow relate Then maybe my life would then imitate The things I'd contrive and not what I feel But would be right, it wouldn't be real So never run I can think a way out of it Don't pretend to know how But I know why Try to swim but don't sink Come up above it Treading water right now It's do or die Give it up or get away I shouldn't wonder In a decade or a day It's hard to tell Give it up or get it right I'm going under Yeah, but not without a fight It's just as well Don't look now, they're coming after you Dig in, though you don't know what to do Something's gonna happen any day But what, I can't say I know better than anyone, it's true I'm getting on but I'm getting better too