I look exhausted
Oh, stiff and
awkward on the
outside of the moment
It's not my first time
bitter, drunk on a
red carpet
Or my first time losing,
and it won't be my last
You said, "Ignore it
Oh, California is so
much more than
some awards show
You're no more
important than an
insect on a window
They'll see you climbing,
but won't care until
you get close"
You said some people
don't know why
they're wolves
They just howl
for the sound of it
Some will never
know they're beautiful
Until the crowd
points it out for them
But I see you through
a camera flash
I look back
and you laugh
And this is hard,
but I feel less far
This ain't Watertown,
I'm on alien ground
I'm a college kid with
my windows down
I'm an astronaut,
you're the Moon
I stare at you,
I sing to you
I circle you
Rain on a steel roof
leaks through the ceiling
Hits the patrons in
the ballroom
You said, "Oh, look,
babe, even God is
trying to warn you
All this ain't for you"
But I cling to my seat
I guess some people
don't know why
they're wolves
They just howl for
the sound of it
Some will never
know they're beautiful
Until the crowd
points it out for them
But I see you through
a camera flash
I look back
and you laugh
And this is hard,
but I feel less far
This ain't Watertown,
I'm on alien ground
I'm a college kid with
my windows down
I'm an astronaut,
you're the Moon
I stare at you,
I sing to you
And I clutch my cloth,
and I bite my tongue
I'm an aging wolf who
lost the taste for blood
Even anxious pups
need the Moon
I howl for you,
I sing to you
I circle you
I circle you
I circle you
If I'm gonna lose
you either way
If I'm gonna lose
you either way
If I'm gonna lose
you either way
If I'm gonna lose
you either way