Little Red Lines

Well, here I am
I wish you would look away
I'm not the man I thought I was yesterday
I always change and you stay just the same
You don't get angry, you know I'm not to blame

You say you're caught in a war
That you're not gonna win
But if you knock on my door
Baby, I just might let you in

I know shit can get real
When you stay in one place
When you sit there and feel
What no amount of thinking can erase

But I've been doing my best
To be doing okay
So lay off, man
I've had a long day

I was afraid
You would see through my smile
And know I can't wait to be alone for a while
You know I love you and hate to cause you pain
But you're bound to get a little roughed up
Playing in the lion's mane

From the little red lines
To the wolves at the door
I gave some warning signs
That were not so easy to ignore

You say it's easy to change
But I stay just the same
Fickle and strange
With one too many tigers to tame

But I've been doing my best
To be doing okay
So lay off, man
I've had a long day

Yeah, I've been doing my best
To be doing okay
So try to understand
I've come a long way