[Verse 1] Mister, penny for your thoughts You look so far away It must be nice to drift that way (You’re staring through me like I’m glass) [Verse 2] Maybe it's a promise you’re missing Some old photograph You see I've been watching you (Yeah, I can tell, don’t make it weird) [Verse 3] "Jenny" is the name And distance is my game I keep my feelings locked (And I keep my own front door) [Chorus] And I was good once as I ever once was 'bout as good as one night should be But not really quite as good as in years gone by (You keep replaying all your golden days) Yes I'm as good once as I ever once was 'bout as good as one night should be But not really quite as good as in years gone by (You want redemption, I just want some sleep) [Interlude] Time fly now Well time fly (You’re still trying to rewind) [Verse 4] Actually I was thinking You see it helps me to relax a bit I'd just left the city in silence And I walked along the shore, summer’s eve [Verse 5] Well Jacob is my name And the struggle is my trade Yet I haven't felt whole For quite some time [Chorus] And I'm not as good as I once was Or as good as one night should be Yet I haven't really thought about it in a long, long time (You keep confessing to a stranger’s face) No I'm not as good as I once was Or as good as one night should be Yet I haven't really thought about it in a long, long time (It doesn’t matter, we’ll both walk away) [Interlude] It's been a long time Been a long time now Been a long time (Yeah, it’s always a long time) [Verse 6] But I could use some conversation If you care to stay a while "That'd be fine, Jacob," she said "But don’t read in between the lines" [Verse 7] So they walked for a while And they spoke that little truth You see there's no need to lie When talking to a stranger [Verse 8] Yeah Jacob had been fighting For some twenty-two and a half years Through the seasons of his failures And so little mercy [Verse 9] And Jenny built her shelter Out of three short years of storms When the one she loved was taken In someone else’s battle [Bridge] Now when Jacob heard this He looked at Jenny And he called out (But she just stared off at the lights) [Chorus] "Jenny, this world It's a private affair For those out there For those with the power" (You keep on blaming shadows in the sky) "Oh Jenny, this world It's a private affair For those out there For those with the power" (They never hear you when you scream at night) [Break] "That may be so, Jacob But I am not surprised I learned to live below their eyes" (And you still wait for some reply) [Simple Guitar Solo] [Refrain] Ain't no sense to scream about it ‘cause we all know what's gone wrong Late at night, when you’re in your bed, the bad don't seem so wrong There ain't no sense to scream about it ‘cause we all know what's gone wrong Late at night, when you’re in your bed, the bad don't seem so wrong [Refrain] There ain't no sense to scream about it ‘cause we all know what's gone wrong When it's late at night, and you’re in your bed, the bad don't seem so wrong There ain't no sense to scream about it ‘cause we all know what's gone wrong When it's late at night, and you’re in your bed, the bad don't seem so wrong [Post-Refrain] So damn wrong So damn wrong [Bridge 2] (You know it seems I've been fighting since the day I was born but I know that) I can move on (And it looks like I'll be fighting till the day that I die but I don’t let it) Bring me down [Bridge 2] (It seems I've been fighting since the day I was born but I know that I can) Move on (And it looks like I'll be fighting till the day that I die but I don’t let it) Bring me down [Simple Guitar Solo] [Outro] There ain't no sense to scream about it ‘cause we all know what's gone wrong When it's late at night, and you’re in your bed, the bad don't seem so wrong There ain't no sense to scream about it ‘cause we all know what's gone wrong When it's late at night, and you’re in your bed, the bad don't seem so wrong There ain't no sense to scream about it ‘cause we all know what's gone wrong When it's late at night, and you’re in your bed, the bad don't seem so wrong [Fade Out]
