another year

i tried to fall in it again 
my friends took bets and disappeared 
they mime their sighing violins 
i think i’ll wait another year 

i want my chest pressed to your chest 
my nervous systems interfere 
ten or eleven months at best 
i think i’ll wait another year 

this weather turns my tricks to rust 
i am a lousy engineer 
the winter makes things hard enough 
i think i’ll wait another year 

plus, i’m only 26 years old 
my grandma died at 83 
that’s lots of time if i don’t smoke 
i think i’ll wait another year 

i’m not as callous as you think 
i barely breathe when you are near 
it’s not as bad when i don’t drink 
i think i’ll wait another year 

i have my new bill hicks cd 
i have my friends and my career 
i’m getting smaller by degrees 
you said you’d help me disappear 
but that could take forever 
i think i’ll wait another year 
it’ll be the best year ever 
i think i’ll wait another... 

can’t we just wait together? 
you bring the smokes, i’ll bring the beer 

...i think i’ll wait another year