Well, the hype machine wants to sell you paint drippingGenius in the subway trying to beat out a livingMusic and money make the world go round in a fist fightThis time who's winning?Me, I'm laying here staring at the ceilingWanna play, wanna say something I believe inWanna bottle that firefly feeling, get this rightMake a rhyme, make a reasonEvery time I'm singingI find a line I can lean intoMake it mean somethingMake it mean somethingEvery time I'm singingI find a line I can lean intoMake it mean something, something, somethingSomethingSomethingTrueSomethingTrueRunning this road down more than a decadeTrying not to sputter and die in the ashtrayOne night onlyWhiskey for the lonely heartbreakCoffee for the headachePlaying even when I can't win for losingNever really feels like a thing I'm choosingMistakes and lucky bonesBreaks in good measureComposing musicAnd every time I'm singingI find a line I can lean intoMake it mean somethingGotta make it mean somethingEvery time I'm singingI find a line I can lean intoMake it mean somethingSomethingSomethingTrueSomething TrueSomething TrueLife is what you make itSo I don't have to take it as it comesI can write a good oneMake a rhyme, make a reasonEvery time I'm singingFind a line I can lean intoMake it mean somethingI've got to make it mean somethingI've got to make it mean somethingEvery time I'm singingThere's a highlight I'm clinging toSomethingTrueSomethingTrueOh, oh, oh.