Tim Knecht - A Man Doing Time Lyrics

The battle of my convictions
And my filthy addiction
Is a painful one
With no end in sight

Wish I was A better man
A better lover, a better friend
But I'm always caught in mediocrity

Open my eyes, the same routine
It's killing me, doing the same old things
But I keep going, got nothing else to do

I'm sorry if it hurts
Truth is I'd much prefer
To be taken away from this world

I try to apply
Myself and I
Still cannot seem to find
Something that stirs up my soul

I've known the love
Of pretty dames
Still I'm not sure that the pain
Is worth it all in the end

Can't blame God up above
Or the gentle ones I love
It's just me
Its The way I am

I thought this sadness Was a phase
And would pass away to better days
But I was wrong, it still lingers on

I've gone and done all I want
But still I feel so tired and gaunt
I'm ready for that final stage of life

When I'm buried
Within the ground
6 Feet deep
Without a sound
I'll rest, and finally have some peace

No more dark lonely nights
No more evil appetites
My fragile mind
Won't shatter anymore

No more pain and heavy sorrow
Hoping that maybe tomorrow
Would be better
Cause you know it never is

But until my sweet release
From this harsh reality
I'll putter along
With my head hangin low

Cause you can't be let down
If you already got a frown
And any good, is a pleasant surprise

The hard times you accept
And many more you expect
So life can't hurt you anymore

I've tried to fix my mind
A couple hundred thousand times
But it only lasts a few weeks

Because I slip, give in, and stumble
And then my conscience starts to crumble
Im left Drowning in cold apathy

Forever floating
In somber self loathing
With a gloomy outlook on life

Don't mind me
One day I'll be free
I'm just a man doing time