sweating buckets, shortness of breath
job secure but there's an itch i gotta scratch
sensation's post-vacation
craving novel stimulation

no one asks or knows they should
worst part is knowing if you asked them then they would
but your head's down, and you're nodding,
tell your reflection that it's stalling

always a chance that the plane's going down
and you won't get where you're going
what all that daytime TV’s been telling you
is spinning gears, no use, validating rumors

you don't inspire me like you used to
you don't inspire me like you used to
and i didn't sign up for any of this.
Well, you don't inspire me like you used to do
Don’t inspire me like you used to do

"take more time out to note all the victories"
"yeah, but doc, imagine moving to the beach!
I don't mean actually on the beach,
but somewhere there's ocean, at least, nearby
what a life that could be"
the envy of my former colleagues
pictures of sunsets from branches of palm trees
highways'd part on sight of the RV
I live in, what's the limit?

fleeting at best, and it fleeted away
floor of the ashtray by the end of the day
way home, lost the key to the lock on my lockbox
rammed an elbow straight through a plate glass window

you don't inspire me like you used to
you don't inspire me like you used to
oh, i didn't sign up for any of this
Well, you don't inspire me like you used to do
Don’t inspire me like you used to do
Don’t inspire me like you used to do

Never wonder how the story breaks down
The Story’s up to you
Never wonder how nor why you break down
It’s all a part of you