I thought about leaving but I couldn't even get outta bed   I'm hangin' 'cause I couldn't get a ride outta town   Now anyone who really wanted me to be down, come 'round      I thought about singin' but I couldn't remember all of the words   Breakin' but I couldn't get the pieces apart   Laughin' never knowing what the joke was about, now I'm down      And I wonder how I never got the burn   And if I'm never gonna learn   How lonely people make a life   One strain at a time      Forgot about everything and everyone I needed before   Tryin' to get a handle on a reason to shine   And pickin' up the pieces that are falling behind takes time      So, I wonder how I never got the burn   And if I'm never gonna learn   How lonely people make a life   One strain at a time and still shine      And I wonder how I never got the burn   And if I'm never gonna learn   How lonely people make a life   One strain at a time      And I wonder how I never got the burn   And if I'm never gonna learn   How lonely people make their life   One strain at a time and still shine