I awoke stinking like a dead man does with time Not just from the waste I've strewn around the room My will resigned, then I let it take to me like vines I've got explaining to do And a greenish hue It's a cold I'll always have And, god, could I use a sneeze But the kleenex corporation Has long lost all its sympathy To get this low I had to dig a great big hole Now, the only way out Cost me everything I know This wasn't supposed to be part of the arc of the story I've learned that spilling your guts will not, in every case, lead to glory Stubborn as a mule in quicksand, you'll drown With every two steps forward comes two steps down This was bound to unravel, that thread just needed a tug Cause only so much mess can be swept under a rug Between my "was"es and "am"s, I think I'd still choose the latter But seriously, speaking of which, just what the hell did I do with that ladder? I'm a boxer on the ground Not sure if I should just stay down I've been here a while, it's not lost on me That the seats have emptied And there's no referee But I swear I still hear a few people rooting for me To get this low I had to dig a great big hole Now, the only way out Cost me everything I know I could not lead with such a wound neglected So my comrades, they've all defected Now the loss of troops, plus the ground to boot Leaves me just time to kill and trench to fill I'm all dried out My mind's grown fit I've figured out how to live like this Fifteen elephants sitting on my chest Don't feel like much when I'm breathing my best To get this low I had to dig a great big hole Now, the only way out Cost me everything I know