In a Mess

[Verse 1]
Well, I took a long weekend on a short trip home
To see my friends and my family and the places I know
And I played a few games, about a thousand miles from my bed
And as we got to telling stories and the night turned late
And all my friends made their way home over the interstate
I thought about a fight and somebody else instead

[Chorus]
But when I get in a mess, I gotta turn it around
I can't let all these problems keep bringing me down
And when it's so hard to smile and it's easy to frown
I can't let all these problems keep bringing me down

[Verse 2]
Now I've been streaking by the eagle in the heart of man
But I've seen kindness in the form of a lended hand
There's a dozen different ways I could claim to see the world
Guess I should get myself acquainted with the power of things
Nobody knows before they get there what the day will bring
We're just walking our paths, as quick as they [?]

[Chorus]
But when I get in a mess, I gotta turn it around
I can't let all these problems keep bringing me down
And when it's so hard to smile and it's easy to frown
I can't let all these problems keep bringing me down

[Post-Chorus]
Bringing me down
Bringing me down

[Verse 3]
Now along about the time, I figure all this out
The ground will shift under my feet and cast a shadow down
The world will be different and there will be no one to blame
Guess I should get myself acquainted with the power of things
Nobody knows before they get there what the day will bring
But the more things change, the more they stay the same

[Chorus]
But when I get in a mess, I gotta turn it around
I can't let all these problems keep bringing me down
And when it's so hard to smile and it's easy to frown
I can't let all these problems keep bringing me down

[Post-Chorus]
Bringing me down
Bringing me down

[Chorus]
And when I get in a mess, I gotta turn it around
I can't let all these problems keep bringing me down
And when it's so hard to smile and it's easy to frown
I can't let all these problems keep bringing me down