Coyote Grace - Watering Down the Brandy lyrics

Why do I have to paint your fingernails? Why do I have to court the evening on with tall tales It's a surprise I haven't landed My dumb junkie a** in jail Why do I have to sing this midnight song? Why do I have to jump on with the crew and go along? I miss the living and it always turns out wrong CHORUS: I been watering down the brandy I been digging for cigarettes I been looking in the mirror for something To find that thing that I been trying to forget Watering down the brandy on this This typical movie set Why do I have to watch this sun come up? And why do I have to take to the streets A smiling with my cup? It's a community effort, you know To get a guy sufficiently f**ed up Why do I have to keep betting and rolling dice? And why do I have to then get on the phone and tell a whole lot of lies? And when it's over, I'm sure I've seen enough With these dry, tired eyes [Chorus] The silver lining Well, I see you under that cloud The silver lining I've never taken it seriously until now I see my life before me Like an impending chalk line Upon the ground The silver lining Well, I see you up in that sky The silver lining I hear the clock a tick a tickin' And the time is rolling by All of my life I've been trying to be Just a regular guy, but that just ain't I Got to be a little stronger just to stay a little longer To be alright, it doesn't matter why Why do I have to live with this potential hell? And why do I have to give up this thing I know how to do so well? Sometimes I wish I never woke up But something, it broke the spell Why do I have to take a leap of faith like this? Out into the unknown, into a sultry life But one I don't want to miss I gotta hand it to ya, Brandy, my a** is whipped You lied to me and I fell hard for you And you betrayed me with a kiss [Chorus]