Learnin’ to Drown Songtext
von Vincent Neil Emerson

Well, I been sleepin′ in my car
Been movin' fast
But it seems I ain′t gone far
And I can't believe
Aw, what I am
And what I used to be

I'm barely a man and livin′ hard
My father killed himself
And my mother hit the bar
Well, ain′t it funny?
Ain't it funny how
The world′ll set you free?

I spent my whole life wonderin' why I′m down
I don't feel easy if the blues don′t come around
And my face don't look right without a frown
Well, if you can't swim, you better learn to drown


Well, I been stealin′ all my meals
I been gettin′ by
Every time the well runs dry
I tell myself
If it don't kill me
Then I guess I′ll never die

Well, I been actin' like a mule
′Cause I'd rather hear you laugh
Than to be here with my mind
And all my thoughts
Well, I guess I′ll always be the laughin' fool

I spent my whole life wonderin' why I′m down
I don′t feel easy if the blues don't come around
And my face don′t look right without a frown
Well, if you can't swim, you better learn to drown

Well, I thought about closin′ the door
And endin' it all
Like my father did before
But it ain′t worth
All the people who won't see me anymore

Well, there ain't much that lasts too long
All the rights that I took wrong
All the lefts that still ain′t gone
They will be here
Here in my sad bastard song


I spent my whole life wonderin′ why I'm down
I don′t feel easy if the blues don't come around
And my face don′t look right without a frown
Well, if you can't swim, you better learn to drown