Well, I see you there all too aware of the fact that life's not fair You've been down this road before as you stand and fight your war As you lie asleep you can't help but dream of all the things you've seen Those things that you adore well they can't wait forevermore You put hammer to nail to build a boat to take the weight of your mind So you can sail and lose yourself upon the sea You look up to the sky, gauge the wind so you can cast out your line Out of reach of the land where you're content just to be Well, I see you there with your short, cropped hair and not a breath to spare As all your broken bones and bullet wounds begin to heal And so you run with your loaded gun and you wont stop 'till someone Pulls it from your grip 'cause there's no other way for you to live You put hammer to nail to build a boat to take the weight of your mind So you can sail and lose yourself upon the sea You look up to the sky, gauge the wind so you can cast out your line Out of reach of the land where you're content just to be You put hammer to nail to build a boat to take the weight of your mind So you can sail and lose yourself upon the sea You look up to the sky, gauge the wind so you can cast out your line Out of reach of the land where you're content just to be