woman told me years ago the happier I'd be the closer I could get to what I want to say
And I basically agreed and told her that we'd wait and see but all this time I've just been drifting further away
I thought I sailed my ship of discontent across a sea of good intent but I realise now I barely left the dock
And here I am washed up in this hotel room somewhere that I won't remember with Do Not Disturb sign hung over the lock

You never hit rock bottom, friend, there's always more to sink
And the [bad word] is further than you think

Turns out the world does not owe me a living and somewhere I learned that fun is winning - such a shame as all I do is lose
Yeah everybody's got to work and apparently being a jerk is the only way you'll ever get to choose
You see, I'm doing it now, this isn't how this song was meant to go, and every time I have a drink or light a joint
It's not my primary intention to find chemical redemption, it's just digression and distraction from my point - which is -

You never hit rock bottom, friend, there's always more to sink
And the [bad word] is further than you think

After twice around the world and a couple times around the block, I found just this one little reason to rejoice
No-one gets to judge all of the stuff inside my head and I'm at liberty to have a second voice
So I'm going to stuff my pockets while I can, my clothes go in a suitcase and all my dreams get put up on the shelf
Take one step forward, two steps back and switch to second person and it's ok that I am talking to myself

Like -

You never hit rock bottom, friend, there's always more to sink
And the [bad word] is further than you think