Lyrics

[Verse 1] If I could give this all back I would be home in the morning I'd wake up in a cold sweat Take a flight back to the city I was born in I would wipe myself clean Of what I knew was unimportant I'd want typical things I'd try to fit back into all my old clothing [Pre-Chorus] I would prove myself wrong That all along, the problem was me With all my bitterness gone Happy, I'd be [Chorus] I'd move back home forever, I'll feed the dogs And I'll put all my pieces back together Where they belong, and I'll say "I'm a mess, I'm a mess, oh, God, I'm a mess" And I'll take 89 to Boston, see my love And I'll help her set up hеr new apartment And we'll gеt drunk, and she'll say "Shit, you're a mess, you're a mess, good God, you're a mess You're a mess, you're a mess, good God" "Boston!" [Verse 2] So I paid off my debts, but I found the world boring So I called my old friends, but they only ever ask me how tour is There's still weight on my back, I just try to ignore it I guess the stage was my mask I forgot the way I looked before I wore it [Pre-Chorus] I would prove myself wrong That all along, the problem was me With all my bitterness gone Happy, I'll be [Chorus] I'd move back home forever, I'll feed the dogs And I'll put all my pieces back together Where they belong, and I'll say "I'm a mess, I'm a mess, oh, God, I'm a mess" And I'll take 89 to Boston, see my love And I'll help her set up her new apartment And we'll get drunk, and she'll say "Shit, you're a mess, you're a mess, good God, you're a mess You're a mess, you're a mess" [Bridge] Life's not what I had hoped Now I'll find comfort in the cold (Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) [Chorus] I'd move back home forever, I'll feed the dogs And I'll put all my pieces back together Where they belong, and I'll say "I'm a mess, I'm a mess, oh, God, I'm a mess" And I'll take 89 to Boston, see my love And I'll help her set up her new apartment And we'll get drunk, and she'll say "Shit, you're a mess, you're a mess, good God, you're a mess You're a mess, you're a mess, good God" [Spoken Outro] This next song's my hometown of Strafford, Vermont. 05072, and 802 forever… and 603 too. This song's for my mom and dad and my brother who're here tonight. I love you guys. To anybody affected by the flooding in Vermont recently, uh, my heart is with you. Uh, this song is for the drive home; it's called "The View Between Villages"