I'll Get By

	I used to listen to my life,
	I was so put together,
	I chose what I wanted to be in that age of chasing sand,
	The age of believing in everything,
	But I couldn't save you,
	I couldn't save what was taken away,
	And I'm still singing, and you still can't stay.
	You "loved life," and those words have lasted,
	I just wish I would have had ears for more than what you said
	Because I still feel the lack long after.
	Such a light body, such a quiet gait leaving behind the weight of the world,
	I'll always think it was too early to lose your shine,
	I guess the means that ends us means nothing,
	I just hope it's the peace we all need,
	Because I could love and drown in your God damned smile lines,
	But I think I burnt up watching you rallying to stay alive,
	And I guess that's fine.
	It seems we all get sick,
	We all die in some no name hospital with the same colored walls,
	And I guess that's fine,
	But I want to swallow, I want to stomach, I want to live.
	It's been a rough while and some days are worse than others,
	There's no proper way to feel, no mirth, no levity, no amazing grace,
	Just a flame on a lake floating away,
	I can't let you lay,
	I want you to know, I'm learning patience against my will,
	I want you to know, I’ll get by, always barely scraping
	With just a hunger, with just a heart apart,
	It's a hell of a thing.

	I used to listen to my life,
	I was so put together,
	I chose what I wanted to be in that age of chasing sand,
	The age of believing in everything,
	But I couldn' t save you,
	I couldn' t save what was taken away,
	And I' m still singing, and you still can' t stay.
	You " loved life," and those words have lasted,
	I just wish I would have had ears for more than what you said
	Because I still feel the lack long after.
	Such a light body, such a quiet gait leaving behind the weight of the world,
	I' ll always think it was too early to lose your shine,
	I guess the means that ends us means nothing,
	I just hope it' s the peace we all need,
	Because I could love and drown in your God damned smile lines,
	But I think I burnt up watching you rallying to stay alive,
	And I guess that' s fine.
	It seems we all get sick,
	We all die in some no name hospital with the same colored walls,
	And I guess that' s fine,
	But I want to swallow, I want to stomach, I want to live.
	It' s been a rough while and some days are worse than others,
	There' s no proper way to feel, no mirth, no levity, no amazing grace,
	Just a flame on a lake floating away,
	I can' t let you lay,
	I want you to know, I' m learning patience against my will,
	I want you to know, I' ll get by, always barely scraping
	With just a hunger, with just a heart apart,
	It' s a hell of a thing.