Nowhere Fast
© 2011 Jonathan Powell

Whatcha into now?
Some crazy shit just like before?
I thought that you’d grow up & find out how
To make it on your own

But you can’t make up your mind
And you can’t make your own way
What you’re doin’ to yourself
Is gonna take it’s toll someday

Time keeps rolling & you’re never gonna last
You’re goin’ Nowhere Fast

Time & time again, I heard that goddamn line
They beat it in my head
I thought I’d die before I’d be like them
But if you’re lookin’ at me now
Tell me what you see
I got everything I ever wanted except me

Time keeps slippin’ by – I’m reachin’ for the past
I’m goin’ Nowhere Fast

I know what you always said
I already tried to make the best of it
It’s not worth livin’ if this life is all I get
So I’m movin’ on…One more time again

Could you say that one more time?
I think I misunderstood
It almost sounded like words of advice
But I don’t know why you would

‘Cause I’m lookin’ at you now
And the only thing I see
Is the bitter, sick, and twisted
Waste of breath that I might be

I could play it safe but where’s the fun in that
I’ll keep goin’ Nowhere Fast!