And I thought I saw you walking the dog
An act of desperation, cattle-hound mirage
Like I thought it was
I was younger then, I feel myself aging
Replaying those old video games from before I turned thirteen
Before my dad had lost his job and I saw what's out there waiting for me
No amount of school could prep me
For people to be so unexpecting
No amount of militant training can save me - I don't have eyes in the back of my head
And I thought I saw in the reflection
Exchanging glances with an alien, who is this man?
I was younger then, I'm still young
(What does it mean to be young?)
No amount of school could prep me
For people to be so unexpecting
No amount of militant training can save me - I don't have eyes in the back of my head
And I don't to know everything there is to know
(There's no skill set y'all have learned yet to make anyone feel safe)
But what I need to know is will we all grow old?
(People trying to stop dying, how else could anyone say stop)
Help, stop, help
And have you seen the news? The Web M.D. of TV
(There's no skill set y'all have learned yet to make anyone feel safe)
And I can't shake the blues that we'll all be dying
(People trying to stop dying, how else could we say stop)
credits
from Dull Boy,
released November 1, 2019
Written, recorded, & mixed by Jimmy Wilkens
Lyrics by Jimmy Wilkens
Mastered by John Naclerio of Nada Mastering
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