High Cost of Living

Light up a match, just to watch it burn out
Block out the noise, I'd rather hear the sound
A heartbeat sinking to the rhythm of the rain
A newfound inhibition from an overdose of pain

No good for nothing, I can't fit the bill
Just a matter of time before I roll off that hill
Radioactive, torn at the seams
That's how folks like to talk when they're talking 'bout me

The high cost of living on my side of town
Where only the lonely ever like to hang around
Where everything dies when the sun goes down
On the poor people living on my side of town

So ring in the new year with a cheap glass of wine
Lie to my mama, say I'm doing just fine
When neon burns out and push comes to shove
I'm a face in the crowd, a little down on my luck

'Cause the high cost of living on my side of town
Where only the lonely ever like to hang around
Where everything dies when the sun goes down
On the poor people living on my side of town

Yeah, the high cost of living on my side of town
Where only the lonely ever like to hang around
Yeah, the high cost of living on my side of town
Where only the lonely ever like to hang around
Where everything dies when the sun goes down
On the poor people living on my side of town