He certainly did earn that reputation.
Will I ever get to
To where it is that I am going?
Will I ever follow through with what I
With what I had planned?
I guess it's possible (possible)
That I have been a bit distracted
And the directions for me are a lot less in demand
In demand
Will I ever get to where I'm going?
If I do, will I know when I'm there?
If the wind blew me in the right direction, yeah
Would I even care?
I would
I take a look around (look around)
It's evident the scene has changed
And there are times when I feel improved
Improved upon the past
Then there are times when I (times when I)
Can't seem to understand at all
And yes, it seems as though I'm going
Nowhere really fucking fast
Nowhere fast
Will I ever get to where I'm going?
If I do, will I know when I'm there?
If the wind blew me in the right direction, yeah
Would I even care?
I would
I would
I would
Will I ever get to where I'm going?
If I do, will I know when I'm there?
If the wind blew me in the right direction, yeah
Would I even care?
I would
I would
I would
I would
I would
To where it is that I am going?
Will I ever follow through with what I
With what I had planned?
I guess it's possible (possible)
That I have been a bit distracted
And the directions for me are a lot less in demand
In demand
Will I ever get to where I'm going?
If I do, will I know when I'm there?
If the wind blew me in the right direction, yeah
Would I even care?
I would
I take a look around (look around)
It's evident the scene has changed
And there are times when I feel improved
Improved upon the past
Then there are times when I (times when I)
Can't seem to understand at all
And yes, it seems as though I'm going
Nowhere really fucking fast
Nowhere fast
Will I ever get to where I'm going?
If I do, will I know when I'm there?
If the wind blew me in the right direction, yeah
Would I even care?
I would
I would
I would
Will I ever get to where I'm going?
If I do, will I know when I'm there?
If the wind blew me in the right direction, yeah
Would I even care?
I would
I would
I would
I would
I would
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