[Lyric] Bus Stop (TJ Washburn)

Oh, once again, the next bus is running late
NJ transit has me feeling surly
I’d gone straight up to my gate
Just in time to find the last bus leaving early

And I’ve been standing here for half an hour now
Watching angry people walking by
Remembering why I moved here and with whom and what and how
I became another walking angry guy

I just wanna go home and eat a milkshake and drink beer
I hope my ice cream doesn’t melt in this line
I don’t really like beer, but I really don’t like it here
Things being how they arе, I don’t feel so fine

The winter’s rough and thе warmer months go quickly
I can see these troubles also weigh on you
It’s been several months and I’m still feeling prickly
And neither you nor I knows what to do

Is there a way we can start this process over?
Find a better place to live our lives?
Maybe go to Durham, maybe go to Dover
Manhattan is a place where hardship thrives
I just wanna go home and eat a milkshake and drink beer
My ice cream’s starting to melt here in this line
I don’t really like beer, but I really don’t like it here
Things being how they are, I don’t feel so fine

Oh, powerlessness is a theme in my story
It is like I’m caught in a riptide at the beach
Solutions and promise to lay my worries
All seem so very far out of my reach

Oh, I need a job where I value my work
Cause when I take them just to pay my rent, I rue it
Oh, I need to find a way we can leave New York
But am I really brave enough to do it?

I’m grateful for your commitment and your patience
Oh, I’m thankful for you being here with me
And I feel like I’m to blame for your everyday frustrations
Taking you from your friends and family

I’ve proudly done so much and come so far
Were your parents right when they both said
“This is insane, this is not the man you are
You can’t outrun your existential dread”

I just wanna go home and eat a milkshake and drink beer
My ice cream’s all but melted in this line
Oh god I hate beer, oh god I hate it here
Life like this is the opposite of fine