The Smith Street Band - Self-Control lyrics

[Verse 1] The night we said that we had won at life we were high as f**ing kites Above the city and no one's ever looked as pretty as when you turned to walk away I had the silo, my addiction, my inherent invincibility But we all learn from and yearn for what we had in the guts of the glory days Look back and be nostalgic to blanket our current fears I looked d**h in the eye once a week for a couple of years [Chorus] Come on teach me self-control Come on tell me what to say And I don't think that I could make anyone feel like this I don't think I could make anyone feel this sh** [Verse 2] In my formative years I got as drunk as anyone And I wonder how that will affect me now that those years have been and gone Am I stagnant and half-formed? My mind malnourished and my bones near breaking Or does everyone come up like this? Never giving, always taking The issues that we let cloud our heads to distract ourselves from how f**ed we truly are And pa**ion can be pointless if it's all for pa**ion's sake I thank everything that I found this or my life would have been a complete waste [Chorus] Come on teach me self-control Come on tell me what to say And I don't think that I could make anyone feel like this I don't think I could make anyone feel this sh** [Bridge] These streets unfamiliar but sincere I let myself disappear in the warmth of the back seat Press my knees into the fake sheep skin And try to pick who next to run away with Cause I'm k**ing my relationships by trying to keep a lid on it I want some dive in happiness, I want to be in love again [Chorus] Come on teach me self-control Come on tell me what to say And I don't think that I could make anyone feel like this I don't think I could make anyone feel this sh**