Daybreak,
a lovely morning,
a chance for heaven,
like the dawn of time.
But no,
when my eyes open,
I see a mountain,
I see a long uphill climb,
and even though I know it all begins by letting go,
still
I resist,
still
I resist.
Must be crazy,
think I'm Joe Frazier,
fighting each moment as if I could win.
Big surprise,
where does it get me?
Same old frustration,
same old place I've always been.
In books of truth I read,
what life brings is what I need.
Still I resist,
still I resist.
Ooh, what I've missed.
The wind moves, the night air,
the leaves fall,
they don't care why.
I feel that,
I get it,
so why don't I let it fly,
fly.
But me,
I got opinions,
I gotta nail it,
nail it all down.
It's no good,
it's like nailing down water.
Life is a liquid rolling through town,
through town.
I'm just a frightened boy,
and when it's time to take my joy,
still I resist,
still
I resist.
Ooh,
what I've missed.
The wind moves, the night air,
the leaves fall,
they don't care why.
But I care why,
I care.
I know that,
I get it,
it's so hard to let it fly,
let it go by.
Yeah,
me and all those brilliant opinions,
always having to nail it,
nail every damn thing down.
It's no good,
wanna put down this hammer.
Love is a liquid,
and I wanna drown.
Oh, please,
let me exhale now,
and if I fail now,
at least I know I've tried,
I tried.