Johnny Solomon wrote about this song in a piece that he wrote for Talkhouse, describing his struggles with bipolar disorder and how it affected his music: “In December of 2010, I wrote my last song as an active addict and unmedicated bipolar musician. I thought it was the last song I would ever writ...
[Verse]
I’m 31 or I’m 17
I’m almost dead
But I’m almost clean
I wish I didn’t have to love you this way
Plenty of years and plenty of lines
The best ahead, a few behind
I wish I didn’t have to love you this way
[Chorus]
Don’t remember me
Remember the man I wanted to be
[Verse]
I've made mistakes, but I banked a few
It might not be much, but it’s all for you
And I wish I didn’t have to love you this way
I'm not the man that I wished for you
But I know my heart and I know it’s true
I wish I didn’t have to love you this way
[Chorus]
Don’t remember me
Remember the man I wanted to be
[Verse]
Plenty of years and plenty of lines
The best ahead, a few behind
I wish I didn’t have to love you this way
[Outro]
I’m 31 or I’m 17
I’m almost dead
But I’m almost clean
I wish I didn’t have to love you this way x 2