Iâm sorry Iâm not the one
Iâm not your savior
Not strong enough to lean on.
And yes Iâm shamed of turning my back and run.
But Iâm not your fatheror long lost son.
Iâm not the one and Iâm not a good lover,
Iâm just a fool.
Or when youâre drowning,
Iâm not the lifline to pull at sea.
Hell Iâm not free enough myself to set you free.
Iâm not your savior.
Iâm not free.
You had the time to flee
To places where Iâll never be
But somehow you believed in me.
Standing here helpless at the end of my arms,
Stretched out and look me in the eyes
Oh brother, when you shoot me down,
I ate the cake, I burned the flag
I burned it all but what the heck
Iâm only temporary, just like you.
Just like you, just like you.
Wipe that smile off of your face,
Cause I canât change your dreams or get the dreams you chase
And I canât bear your wild golden cross.
Cause after all youâre just a shade on the wall, like all of us.
Another shade on the wall, like all of us.
Standing here helpless at the end of my arms,
Stretched out and look me in the eyes
Oh brother, when you shoot me down,
I ate the cake, I burned the flag
I burned it all but what the heck
Iâm only temporary, just like you.
Just like you, just like you.