Conor Oberst - The Joy in Forgetting/The Joy in Acceptance lyrics

There's a cat in the window of the house of my lover Well she sleeps there alone now or perhaps with another Oh I try not to think about that I try not to think at all I get c**aine from a girl I met and my brother buys me alcohol And I stay up all night walking Through these houses I have grown to hate And my parents ask if I'm alright I say I've just been staying up too late I need to sleep I need to do something to get this awful weight up off my chest and keep Her pretty ghost from chasing me... So you say there are spaces open and wide Believe me there's days longer than nights And you will be happy the minute you try But you don't try No you don't try And you speak of a fever that burns you inside As you explain to your mother how you've wanted to die So she kisses your fingers and says "My darling, but why when there is so much more? There is so much more Do you know there are spaces open and wide? Believe me, there's days longer than nights And you will be happy if only you'd try Oh won't you try? Oh won't you try?"