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Intro
Yeah...
Everybody asks me how I did it
Like there was some kind of plan
Verse 1
Started out innocent enough
Just trying to feel good after work
One turned into two
Two turned into
Whatever helped me quit thinking
Friends would say slow down
Doctors would clear their throats
I'd nod like I was listening
Then order another round
Pre-Chorus 1
Had every warning
A man could ask for
Still acted surprised
When they came true
Chorus 1
Everybody asks me how I did it
Like there was some master plan
Truth is
I kept choosing the hard way
Till the hard way finally won
Friends stopped calling
The shoreline disappeared
Thought the world was drifting from me
Turns out
I was the island
Verse 2
Old Nancy told us
Bless her heart
Wrong drug though
Nobody told me
The dangerous one
Would sound exactly like relief
Radio station faded
Natural State got real quiet
Great Lakes were waiting
With a return that would humble Donald Trump
Pre-Chorus 2
Kept looking for the perfect comeback
Mostly found concrete
Chorus 2
Everybody asks me how I did it
Like there was some master plan
What had happened was
I kept betting on myself
When I shouldn't have had the cash
Friends stopped answering
The distance got severe
Thought everybody left me stranded
Turns out
I was the island
Bridge
Funny thing about drowning
You don't always see water
Sometimes it looks like routine
Looks like confidence
Looks like tomorrow
Looks like
"I got this"
Till you don't
Breakdown
Then somebody handed me a broom
Said start with your side of the street
Somebody handed me a chair
Said sit down and listen
Somebody handed me a purpose
And for the first time
I stopped chasing things I wanted
Started living in the things I need
Final Chorus
Everybody asks me how I did it
Wish I had a better story
Something clean
Something simple
Something worth putting on a t-shirt
Truth is
I got tired of running
Started paying attention
And little by little
The shoreline came back
Turns out
It was there the whole time
Outro
Everybody asks me how I did it
Like there was some kind of plan
Yeah...
Me too
Yeah...
Everybody asks me how I did it
Like there was some kind of plan
Verse 1
Started out innocent enough
Just trying to feel good after work
One turned into two
Two turned into
Whatever helped me quit thinking
Friends would say slow down
Doctors would clear their throats
I'd nod like I was listening
Then order another round
Pre-Chorus 1
Had every warning
A man could ask for
Still acted surprised
When they came true
Chorus 1
Everybody asks me how I did it
Like there was some master plan
Truth is
I kept choosing the hard way
Till the hard way finally won
Friends stopped calling
The shoreline disappeared
Thought the world was drifting from me
Turns out
I was the island
Verse 2
Old Nancy told us
Bless her heart
Wrong drug though
Nobody told me
The dangerous one
Would sound exactly like relief
Radio station faded
Natural State got real quiet
Great Lakes were waiting
With a return that would humble Donald Trump
Pre-Chorus 2
Kept looking for the perfect comeback
Mostly found concrete
Chorus 2
Everybody asks me how I did it
Like there was some master plan
What had happened was
I kept betting on myself
When I shouldn't have had the cash
Friends stopped answering
The distance got severe
Thought everybody left me stranded
Turns out
I was the island
Bridge
Funny thing about drowning
You don't always see water
Sometimes it looks like routine
Looks like confidence
Looks like tomorrow
Looks like
"I got this"
Till you don't
Breakdown
Then somebody handed me a broom
Said start with your side of the street
Somebody handed me a chair
Said sit down and listen
Somebody handed me a purpose
And for the first time
I stopped chasing things I wanted
Started living in the things I need
Final Chorus
Everybody asks me how I did it
Wish I had a better story
Something clean
Something simple
Something worth putting on a t-shirt
Truth is
I got tired of running
Started paying attention
And little by little
The shoreline came back
Turns out
It was there the whole time
Outro
Everybody asks me how I did it
Like there was some kind of plan
Yeah...
Me too