wake up, early morning
pull the sheets over your head
blocking out the sunlight
but you still get out of bed

in and out of the shower
brush your teeth and fix your hair
hop into your shitty ford
and drive away from there

it's where you spent most of your life
with your spirit crushed under the light
that hit you while you lazed off-guard
under the tree in your front yard
and you dreamed about the future
but you always felt alone in
lower-middle class suburbia
it's what you called your home

when high school ended back last June
you headed to the beach
and forgot about the lessons
and the times you overreached

and you looked out at the water
with utter apathy
and in the reflection
you saw yourself in agony

and you wanted to jump in the bay
to drown all your sorrows away
let the salt soak deep into your shirt
and cleanse your body of the hurt
but you stayed upon the shore on land
and buried your bare feet in the sand
reflecting on the past few years
and pacing up and down the piers
but you know

screaming into the wind
won’t take you very far
you get out your frustrations
end up crying in your car
and your fear of missing out
won’t begin to fade away
unless you give it some more time
assure yourself it’s all okay

yeah you give yourself another day
cause you know life just isn't easy
and you think of your friends that live down the road
and you wonder what it's like to grow old
you forgive and you forget
and drive back home