You left me standing on the edge of the lake
They all left for Rome, but I couldn't get a pa**port today
I guess a mistake they said it just slipped their mind
And I am standing here all alone grinding my time
Went to the man in the government office
Asked him how fast I could get a ticket of this
Silly ride we call my dying days inside of this place
He said "Your warrant's for arrest. We won't let you escape"
So I said "Okay, I guess I'll just wait"
Send me a postcard from the city of Rome
Tell me all the pretty things about the girls that you know
Buy me a bottle of wine and send it on air mail express
I'll drink it all alone inside my home by the lake in this mess
I'll send a, a thank you for not leaving in the night
At least saying goodbye and let me have my dignity right
I know I'm just a little sad ba*tard making a mess
Of this stupid little story that's dancin' in my head
But when I wake inside my bed and you're gone
I got nothin' better to do than stand outside
And wave to the geese flying over my front lawn
So I eat, sleep, drink and count the walls and tiles
And then I'll sit here and maybe try to crack a smile
But every day I sit and think of what you're doing right now
My friends and family skipped town - left me all alone in this crowd
And I know I'm just a sad excuse for... whatever - who cares
But bottom line is it's just a dream and I wake up right here
Next to you, next to your face and inside my bed
In my home in Jacksonville where no one's going anywhere
I still don't got a pa**port or a ticket of this ride
But f**in' A, I'll stick around for the rest of my life
When I'm riding 'round the globe
And I'm doing this and I'm signin' that
And I'm trying
And I'm trying