Switch Gears

Yo
 Yo
 Well, another notch in your belt
 Guess you shouldn't have played the
 Dodgy hand you been dealt
 You got something to say, yup
 You got words you can sell?
 Write 'em down on the page and
 Bring some worth to yourself
 If I recall correctly
 When you first met me
 My chest was empty
 You weren't afraid to check me
 But two hundred days of heavy
 Expectation left me cold
 I hit eject, I saw the fire go with me
 As my whole head in cruise control, so
 Oh tell me what road we're on
 Switch gears, over the years
 Too many times before
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 Oh tell me what's goin' on
 Mmm
 Old scars like broken cars that I can't drive no more
 
 Change, your locks again
 Find yourself lookin' in the mirror wishin' you had not again
 Bookin' in a dinner only to depart again
 Turn the page and you start again
 I know about myself
 I'm a man of principle
 Principally feeding inconsistent instances of mincing my intentions
 And greetin' friends with gritted teeth and ritual
 And with them pretty girls
 It's only ever visual
 I wish that it was spiritual
 And I ain't bein' clever but
 I never stick to more than the residual
 It's pitiful
 Oh I've been told
 My heart is cold
 My body's young
 But
 My mind is old
 Always pick the ones
 Come out a broken home
 But I'm a loaded gun
 Stick to what you know
 Oh tell me what road we're on
 Switch gears, over the years
 Too many times before
 Oh tell me what's goin' on
 Mmm
 Old scars like broken cars that I can't drive no more
 Sticks and stones, break your bones
 But her chest is bleedin' when she's on the phone
 Cuts on her thighs so her scars don't show
 But I see it in her eyes when her ass is stoned
 Slow it down
 Keep it in your head when there're friends around
 Don't tell her now
 Keep her in your bed when you're feeling down