Thirsty Thursday b/w Normal

Thirsty Thursday came on Wednesday We closed the bar down What were we thinking? Line the empties down the counter We called them soldiers who died for nothing Compromise and be polite Make a drink to make it right You understand that things aren't working out and no one ever taught you how to fight? Anything to make 'em proud You went to college to earn a living Even now with your degrees and all your knowledge You call that living? Compromise and be polite Make a drink and make it right You understand that things aren't working out and no one ever taught you how to fight? But I'm not going back to the same old mistakes I'm not going back down that road I'm to take

The things I thought were normal Even boring turned out fucked up In the morning when we compared notes On what we thought as kids And the things I took for granted Were the warning of a future That's yearning for a chance to reach The limits that we did And I know that there's an answer But we ask it like a question: "What's the worst thing you remember happening to you?" Raise a glass to the departed And we'll finish what they started Banish all the hardened hearts Standing in the way And I know that it's uncertain But we treat it like a gospel "What's the first thing you remember that you did for love?" The things I thought were normal Even boring turned out fucked up In the morning when we compared notes I couldn't get away