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I think I tried to wake up too fast

From what must have been a two year nap

Then I hit my head and it was back to bed for a while

I woke up twenty-four in Texas

Breaking a sweat to expand my Nexus

When it occurred to me, maybe I shouldn't be

Making excuses to cope so liberally

They say some things just don't wash out

But I've been dying to know what getting clean is all about

And now years have gone by

But it's still stuck in my mind

Some things just don't wash out

For too long now I've sung the same sad song

But I didn't even write it; I was just singing along

But the problem with change is it's hard

Like finding lively conversation in graveyards

I hit the nail on the head, drove it straight through my hand

I have martyred myself in a scheme not so grand

More deserving of men left to rot in a rag

Haven't done shit with my life and my skin is starting to sag

You drink too much, your mind's unfit

You really can't afford to live like this

You're only almost there, but still so far

Everyone? Everyone!

They say some things just don't wash out

But I've been dying to know what getting clean is all about

And now years have gone by

But it's still stuck in my mind

Some things just don't wash out

Weak sister, close your eyes

Lay your burdens down and fall asleep

Life starts again tomorrow

You need this, you want that

You're better off alone

You need this, you want that

You've gotta dig

You've got to dig

You've gotta dig

You've got to dig

They say some things just don't wash out

But I've been dying to know what getting clean is all about

And now years have gone by

But it's still stuck in my mind

Some things just don't wash out

Some things just don't wash out

Now years have gone by

But it's still stuck in my mind

Some things just don't wash out