Insides Out-Jordan Zevon

Looking to the sky with questions Wondering how this misdirection Came to be the street my life has paved Why the voices so familiar Fade into the hemisphere The more I crave The more they slip away There's no happily-ever-after Just some tears we smear with laughter At least I've got pictures and memories Saving your voice on my phone machine The bits and the pieces of something that almost feels like a dream A drink, a pill, but still you can't escape reality When you're turning insides out Finding out just what you're all about Now it's getting closer to the surface Feel the itch, but I can't scratch it All filed up with no place to go Scabs that I've grown closer to That feel too deep to dare remove Beneath the skin, the bone, the veins, the soul Truth be told I'm in the thick But feeling thinner by the minute At least I've got pictures and memories Saving your voice on my phone machine The bits and the pieces of something that almost feels like a dream A drink, a pill, but still you can't escape reality When you're turning insides out Searching for some solid ground Who knew you could scream so loud Now that you're turning insides out Headed straight to ordinary Settled on a plot of bland But all the best laid Rarely pay a worthy dividend And so I'll tread where most would stray And when I land flat on my face I'll brush the dirt and stand up with a smile At least they'll never say I didn't try At least I've got pictures and memories Saving your voice on my phone machine The bits and the pieces of something that almost feels like a dream A drink, a pill, but still you can't escape reality When you're turning insides out This is what it's all about Bailing out the boat before you drowned Now that you're turning insides out This is what it's all about Who knew you could scream so loud Now that you're...