Wrong Story

I’m checking out of a room At the end of the hall Where the wallpaper peels And the cigarette smoke rises tall The wise men are still pondering it all The desk clerk who knows my name He won't look up for me I’m just a shell of my former self A hungry ghost in a town of plenty Thoughts running through my poisoned mind like mercury I step onto the parking lot And see the muddy waters of the river flowing by (It goes forever on) The asphalt swallows up the rain It’s falling from a grey and heavy sky (A peace that was forgone) They wrote the wrong story It’s the wrong, wrong story Somehow I’ve got myself into their wrong, wrong story They read the wrong story I’m in the wrong, wrong story Somehow I’ve got to turn the page I’ve known the grace of the land Since the day I was born The white collar’s turned heavy And the silk wings are torn I never held the rose yet touched the thorns Now all that remains (oh) Is waiting for the snow to fall To cover all my beaten tracks While I’m up with my back against the wall The wise men are still pondering it all I can feel their looks Yes I gave it up and I’m not fighting these suspicious minds (It goes forever on) My tumble down the rabbit hole I’m falling ‘til I hit the ground (My peace that was forgone long forgone) They wrote the wrong story It’s the wrong, wrong story Somehow I find myself here in their wrong, wrong story They read the wrong story I’m in the wrong, wrong story Somehow I’ve got to turn the page My truth without the glory The plot is starkly clear I see your face before me The final chapter’s near But it’s the wrong, wrong, wrong Wrong story (Listen to them telling my story) (Listen to them telling my story) How can they know my whole story It’s not my story no (Listen to them telling my story) (Listen to them telling my story) How can they tell my whole story But it’s not my story no I’m tryna run away I’m tryna run away From all these rumours From all these rumours I’m tryna run away I’m tryna run away But it messes with my head every time they come around (Every time they come around) Every time (Every time they come around) They come around Come around, come around, come around Come around round round yeah Ooh they wrote the wrong story (oh) Oh they wrote the wrong story (no no) Oh no no no no no I said, ooh, they read the wrong story (oh) Oho they read the wrong story (no no) Oh no no no no no no no (They they wrote the wrong story) It’s the wrong (They they wrote the wrong story) Wrong story (They they wrote the wrong story) Somehow I’ve got myself into this wrong, wrong story (They they read the wrong story) I’m in the same old (They they read the wrong story) Wrong story Somehow I’ve got to got to got to Turn the page My truth without the glory The plot is starkly clear I see your face before me I see it near You can write your own story If you can conquer your fear I’ll see you again When the final chapter’s here But for now (for now) it’s the wrong, wrong, wrong Wrong story Yeah