Nine Days

I've been fishing this river
 Four days and three nights
 No coffee with breakfast and I don't feel alright
 All this time on my hands and all of my arms
 So many we've hurt that there's none left to harm
 Take me back up the river to my home
 I've earned nothing here worthy to save
 And I'm tired of pushing my hands
 Boat bought by my father I can't seem to earn
 Nothing feels like it's mine except these bridges I've burned
 Here I hide all my troubles while I try to keep face
 I'm behind my own self, I can't keep my own pace
 Take me back down the road to my home
 I've earned nothing here worthy to save
 And I'm tired of racing myself
 Five days to row home, still I've nothing to save
 It's all the work that I've wasted
 That makes me this way
 I'm twisting this piece that I took on myself
 Only hope for me left is to redefine wealth
 Let me back in the house that's my home
 I've earned nothing here worthy to save
 And I'm tired of making excuses