I feel like I'm an acrobat, I work the wire act, and I walk it nice and tall I wave down to a friendly crowd, they're screaming nice and loud, but I think they're hoping for a fall I said I'm sorry more than twice, kept the conversation nice But it never got me anywhere You do the best to wait your turn, until the day you finally learn That never gets you anywhere, not anywhere I count my blessings on a napkin ring, there's a notch for everything You thought that I deserved, and I carve it with a rusty knife It's the story of my life, and it's getting more absurd I said I'm sorry more than twice, kept the conversation nice But it never got me anywhere You do the best to wait your turn, until the day you finally learn That never gets you anywhere, not anywhere Somewhere between suicide and total bliss, I called for Providence And I asked her for a ride, she found me on the Interstate And with a final twist of fate, I watched her drive right by I said I'm sorry more than twice, kept the conversation nice But it never got me anywhere You do the best to wait your turn, until the day you finally learn That never gets you anywhere, not anywhere I said I'm sorry more than twice, kept the conversation nice But it never got me anywhere You do the best to wait your turn, until the day you finally learn That never gets you anywhere, not anywhere, not anywhere, not anywhere