I know death and taxes, they can't be outrun
I thought I'd have more time before the race begun
Lost my father at twenty and lost you last week
But how can I cope? I still haven't found me
I've tried different religions and psychic hotlines
Must be some way to heal your left one more time

So I self-medicate to stay comfortably numb
Knowing sooner or later, yeah, my day will come
I need chemicals to sleep, to see you in my dreams
If I take enough, maybe one day we'll speak
Oh, and I wake back up, you won't be there to talk
These photos and voicemails of you aren't enough

Let me close my eyes
'Cause I can't stand the morning
Let me close my eyes
'Cause I can't stand the morning

All my friends and my therapist tell me, "Stay strong"
But I haven't hit the gym in, well, God knows how long
All my smiles and my tattoos, they're doing their part
They're all putting in overtime to cover my scars
Can't pretend that it's still the best day of my life
When I tell you the truth, you say it's all a lie

So I'll pour one out and pour my heart into a drink
'Cause I'd rather pay for whiskey than a mid-level shrink
I need chemicals to sleep so I'll see you in my dreams
If I take enough, maybe one day we'll speak
Oh, and I wake back up, you won't be there to talk
These photos and voicemails of you aren't enough

Let me close my eyes
'Cause I can't stand the morning
Let me close my eyes
'Cause I can't stand the morning