Twenty-seven dollars In an old jean jacket And there's dust under the collar Because I've been walking for hours But I'm almost where I said that I would be Just like long television This heart full of ambition Has been haunting my dreams Reaching for grander things And I never really knew If they could be mine But I'm out way past my prime Looking for reasons I didn't get my time Keep a bottle top list Of the chances I missed While I'm on my way To that vacant place And I promised myself I would not escape One more drink And I'm anyone's useless mess Just a helpless man With no self defense If I'm not yours What are you looking for? But I'm out way past my prime Looking for reasons I didn't get my time My knees aren't bleeding when I seem defeated If I try to save face before I make it To where I set out And swore that I would find