on this lonely stretch of solitude   i’m thinking ‘bout the things that i never do   all the promises that i made to you   well they’re just words   they’re only words      it took so long for me to recognize   all this confidence that i couldn’t find   i used to dim my light so you could shine   and that’s what hurts   it really hurts      i wanna do everything right   but everything’s going wrong   i want to feel heaven on earth   but nothing ever lasts that long       baby i’m goin’ mental   so much potential   i can’t stand to watch it withering away   it’s out of control now   it’s getting old now   and i can’t afford to waste another day      well dust keeps piling up on the window sill   man if you don’t know by now i guess you never will   but there’s no benefit in standing still   not for you no no   and not for me   but i wanna make everything work   something’s just gotta give   i gotta start putting me first   it’s killing me the way it is      chorus      i wanna do everything right   but everything’s going wrong   i wanna feel heaven on earth   and nothing ever lasts that long      chorus