The Smith Street Band - It's Alright, I Understand lyrics

Walk past the kids all skipping cla**, their nervous smiles and too loud laughs A cigarette gets pa**ed around the boys Celebrity becomes implied with their whitened teeth, Cheshire cat smiles As all around me rushes to the noise Of a holiday I cannot comprehend rolls slowly as the tram tracks bend around more Chocking hazard toys And the ocean laps dyed green under the footpath where the shore once stood proud But nobody's got time for that now [Chorus:] So I ask for directions even though I know exactly where I am Just want someone to talk to Someone to hold their hand against my hand Say, "It's alright, I understand" Say, "It's alright, I understand" And I cannot judge and I cannot hide my coffee teeth and brand name smile As I'm s**ered in by the blinking lights, happy hours, pointless fights And the taxes I can't comprehend, I don't know how much to tip Or where the grand experiment goes to get f**ed when it gets dark And I'm magically made to cooperate and the streets round here don't feel the same As when I would have wanted to walk down every avenue arm in broken arm with you But now my pre-sunrise respite makes me even less of the right guy And I'm happy here or comfortable there But I don't get to say that much Thought it was another thing we gave up Thought it was another thing we'd given up Like having friends, relationships and any chance of stay at home happiness Remembering dollars and cents and knowing where the f** I have slept But I'd give it all up for a shot at this I wanna make everything, quit every bad habit that I'm in Remember where I'm from and where I'm going And find something in me to provide self-esteem Stop living day-to-day, night-to-night, dream-to-dream I don't get anything from anything anymore I don't love anyone anymore [Chorus]