Direct Hit! - Choke lyrics

When I was 17, there was no in-between I left my heart in magazines and TV screens I walked a lonely road where only beds would go I watched the bombs explode from the comfort of my home We left our families, walked out to shores of seas We felt the waves crash on, felt the salt upon our knees And when we came to breathe the air between the trees It opened up our eyes, didn't ask what it might mean When I was 17, we were no king or queen We lived for nicotine, obscenity, caffeine And we walked along the road where lonely kids all go And watched the bombs explode so many years ago We walked on home, asleep before we'd even know That we were high on nothing but our own egos - We'd tell the stories to our friends And pour the liquor down our throats And it tastes so sweet to me I feel like I might choke When I was 17, I didn't know what quit could mean We never thought someone would ask us to come clean And we walked along the road, our thumbs stuck out you know Hitchhiking home and probably stunting all our growth We walked on home, asleep before we'd even know That we were high on nothing but our own egos - We'd tell the stories to our friends And pour the liquor down our throats And it tastes so sweet to me I feel like I might choke