Something To Keep Me Awake

[Verse 1]
It's hard to watch the news today without a Xanax bar
I just drove a thousand miles in my mother's beat up car
It's hard to believe all that metal even made it this far
Well I could say the same for us but here we are
And here we go again

[Chorus]
I just need something to keep me awake today
I don't care what it is
I just need something to keep me awake today

[Verse 2]
She says I got to slow down every now and then
She says, "It's not how hard you go, it's where and when"
But I can't stop myself, that's how I've always been
I can't do it once or twice, I do it over and over again and again and again

[Chorus 2]
I just need something to keep me awake today
I don't care what it is
I just need something to keep me awake today
Can you help me out?
I just need something to keep me awake today
I don't care what it is
I just need something to keep me awake today

[Verse 3]
This stuff isn't strong enough to make this cold heart race
It won't last long enough and I can tell it by the taste
Well you can learn a lot about someone from the things they chase
But even more about what they run from and the things they keep around just in case

[Chorus 2]
I just need something to keep me awake today
I don't care what it is
I just need something to keep me awake today
Can you help me out?
I just need something to keep me awake today
I don't care what it is
I just need something to keep me awake today

[Verse 4]
Most things get boring enough by the final verse
But write it down anyway, for better or for worse
'Cause running out of things to say isn't always a curse
'Cause sometimes the walk is better if you run out of gas on the side of the freeway first

[Chorus 2]
I just need something to keep me awake today
I don't care what it is
I just need something to keep me awake today
Can you help me out?
I just need something to keep me awake today
I don't care what it costs
I just need something to keep me awake today