Patterson Hood - Baggage lyrics

I was listening to the radio when they said that you were gone Already feeling more than just a little down Mood swings run rampant on both sides of my family Like an albatross I carry around I never ever met you but it shook me all the same Life was better for the happiness you brought For the joyride that you took us on and rocky roads we landed on Whiplashed by the demons that you fought Fighting with the baggage that is pulling down on me Like an undertow pulls into the sea It lights our daily struggle till it's hard to separate You from all the darkness in me Some a**wipe on TV said that you should be ashamed For your cowardice in facing down your flaws I'm not sure what makes me sadder, all that talent up in flames Or the lack of understanding that it wrought Tossing off the baggage that is pulling down on me Toss it in the river and be free Move so close together, only inches separate You from all the darkness in me I'm not seeking explanations for this thing that you did A thin line separates the laughter from despair I've had my own depression since I was just a kid But been blessed with the means to repair There's this baggage that we carry and some sweetness locked within Just be careful where you implement the straps All this weight can be salvation when the air is much too thin But it can pull you down too far to climb back out Tossing off the baggage that is pulling down on me Toss it in the river and be free Move so close together, only inches separate You from all the darkness in me Tossing off the baggage, too much weight too much drag-gage All this freight can put you six feet in the ground Nothing left to do but try to keep it all together Better off without the baggage that I carry around, carry around, carry around