Heavy on My Back

[Verse 1] I wake up in a room so thin One coat hanging by the door Bills piled up like broken glass And I still need a little more The sink keeps coughing up cold steel My hands look older than my name I fold my day into my pocket And wear the hurt like it’s a chain [Pre-Chorus] I keep going, I keep going Even when the floor gives way I keep talking to the ceiling Just to make it through the day [Chorus] Heavy on my back Heavy on my chest I’m still standing here With the weight of the rest Heavy on my back Heavy on my chest I need a little light I need a little rest [Verse 2] The bus stop knows my quiet face The rain knows where I’ve been I trade my hours for a little hope And lose the same ones again There’s food for thought and not much food So I stretch a dollar thin I laugh so nobody sees it How close I am to giving in [Pre-Chorus] I keep going, I keep going Even when the floor gives way I keep talking to the ceiling Just to make it through the day [Chorus] Heavy on my back Heavy on my chest I’m still standing here With the weight of the rest Heavy on my back Heavy on my chest I need a little light I need a little rest [Bridge] If you hear me now Don’t let me fade I’ve been holding up What I can’t replace Call my name once Pull me near the shore I can’t carry this Any more [Final Chorus] Heavy on my back Heavy on my chest I’m still standing here With the weight of the rest Heavy on my back Heavy on my chest I need a little light I need a little rest Heavy on my back Heavy on my chest I’m still standing here But I won’t forget Heavy on my back Heavy on my chest I’ve been hurt before Still I’m here yet