[Verse 1]
Why do I live this fast?
I could watch the seasons pass
Maybe then, I'd learn the things to ask
Then again, it’s my turn to take out the trash
Soon, I better pay these bills
Tune my guitar and quit chasin' thrills
Somehow, I let it all get out of hand
And now you wanna hear my five year plan
[Refrain]
I
Will be a better man
Yes, I can
[Verse 2]
Well, I'm all grown up, but I feel like a kid
I want an Abba-Zaba and a Mr. Pibb
I want a tax return and a souvenir
I want some time to burn and an ice-cold beer
I got a storage unit that’s full of dreams
Keys on the desk, bike by the shed, text in my jeans
It's from my mom, it's a link to a Rumi poem
While down the street at People's Park, the people try to make it home
[Refrain]
And I
Could be a better man
Yes, I can
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
I read the news, nothin' new, both sides castin' shade
It's a coup, it's just a ruse, it’s the rich get to say
And I wonder what to do on the day-to-day
For somethin’ true, not red or blue, to come our way
In the meantime, it's a lean time, flyin’ close to the ground
Turnstiled in the turbines, most eyes casted down
I'm one of the lucky ones that gets to make it out
To watch the moon shine through the alpines, but I know without a doubt
[Refrain]
I
Could be a better man
Yes, I can