You wake up in the morning Drag your head from a dream Pull your body from bed You take your coffee black You fill your stomach on nothing You smoke a cigarette You look at your window Your eyes seem to glaze You hold onto your groin As you look into the street You wonder where you are As you turn your nightmares off You wonder why you look You knew this day would come You wish you could return To someday in the past You hide your fears deeper You wish they were not there You drink the trembling away You hope the bottle is full You understand what's happened You wish it happened sooner You saw the flash of light Now you laugh at this quiet earth