Nebraska

Hey mike I wish I could help you figure something out

But it's been too long since we spoke

Your sarcasm radiates unhappiness

So withdrawn and rooted deep inside

Are you content at twenty-seven

Were you hopeful at 17?

A void the size of oceans stretches out between us

I guess our blood is suppose to be a bridge

Can you pull yourself up from this self hatred

Can you pull yourself up

Frustrations driven you to angry dreams

Let nebraska disappear in golden flames of grain

I know you can't imagine having company right now

There's a world of tired faces that understand this pain

There's a better life waiting on the outside

Of these decaying walls

Your bitterness doesn't surprise me

As these pointless days go screaming by

Rejected sour eyes can't imagine blue skies

I wish you could find something to live for

Besides the agony of bleeding towards the last breath

I truly believe that you want more than this (this is killing you)

That what you want is very simple

Somehow so complex to get

Please don't hate yourself.