Misguided

I've taken another turn
 And I'll show you the page
 I still believe
 That if things can change
 That they change for the better of it
 If progress means more
 Then I'm simply misguided
 I still believe
 That if things can change
 That they change for the better of it
 If progress means more
 Then I'm simply misguided
 I've taken another turn
 And I'll show you the page
 One of has-been burns
 The other one has been reformed
 You never know when you'll be makin' your last b-side
 I could be workin' on it right now as I write
 Eventually I'll retreat back to the salty air town
 And be the stereotypical sailor of music
 Or chain-smoking in the studio
 Mad at the world
 Looking back to the could-of-beens or should-of-beens
 And asking what I would-of-been
 Now uh-oh what was what but me
 Here to make chest cavity
 Glasses on hand
 Staring blankly out to congress street
 Telling tales of what had happened
 I'd rather have a path such as this
 Than have the two teenagers with trendy haircuts wipe an eye
 We're all some denomination to Sunday
 forgiveness to justify our sweet sins
 Me deciding what tie I should wear
 To match my briefcase and dress socks
 Surrounded by the work clock lines and instant coffee
 You think this is a goal that summons more haunting than dot-dot-dot
 It's a virus in the minds of robot-bot-bot-bot-bots
 Who aren't aware that the folks in the row
 Doing what they're told
 And no matter how many times I touch it it's so frightening to me
 Just imagine a life of looking forward to that Disneyland vacation
 And that obedient golden retreiver
 Let's all hop in the mid-life crisis car
 And drive off to forgetting perfect
 life, perfect kids, perfect husband-and-wife
 So it's fitting that an imperfect person is sitting and happy
 without the would-of-beens or could-of-beens or should-of beens
 Well I still believe that if things can change
 That they change for the better
 If progress means more
 Than I'm simply misguided
 Well I still believe that if things can change
 That they change for the better
 If progress means more
 Than I'm simply misguided