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I think I tried to wake up too fast

 From what must have been a two year nap

 Then I hit my head and it was back to bed for a while

I woke up twenty-four in Texas

 Breaking a sweat to expand my Nexus

 When it occurred to me, maybe I shouldn't be

 Making excuses to cope so liberally

They say some things just don't wash out

 But I've been dying to know what getting clean is all about

 And now years have gone by

 But it's still stuck in my mind

Some things just don't wash out

For too long now I've sung the same sad song

 But I didn't even write it; I was just singing along

 But the problem with change is it's hard

 Like finding lively conversation in graveyards

I hit the nail on the head, drove it straight through my hand

 I have martyred myself in a scheme not so grand

 More deserving of men left to rot in a rag

 Haven't done shit with my life and my skin is starting to sag

You drink too much, your mind's unfit

 You really can't afford to live like this

 You're only almost there, but still so far

Everyone? Everyone!

They say some things just don't wash out

 But I've been dying to know what getting clean is all about

 And now years have gone by

 But it's still stuck in my mind

Some things just don't wash out

 Weak sister, close your eyes

Lay your burdens down and fall asleep

 Life starts again tomorrow

You need this, you want that

 You're better off alone

 You need this, you want that

You've gotta dig

 You've got to dig

 You've gotta dig

 You've got to dig

They say some things just don't wash out

 But I've been dying to know what getting clean is all about

 And now years have gone by

 But it's still stuck in my mind

Some things just don't wash out

Some things just don't wash out

 Now years have gone by

 But it's still stuck in my mind

Some things just don't wash out