Giving It Up - Johnathan Rice

Well, I can’t get off the ground

In this holding pattern town

They put these buildings up

Just to bring me down

And I don’t trust my friends

Any more than I trust the cops

Any more than I trust the air

That’s burning up my lungs

Yeah, I’m giving it up

Yeah, I’m giving it up

Yeah, I’m giving it up for good

Yeah, I’m giving it up

Yeah, I’m giving it up

Yeah, I’m giving it up for good

My baby looks at me

Like her long lost prince of thieves

Sometimes it’s not enough

To get only what you need

And I know I need you

Like the concrete needs the rain

Like a drunk needs ice in his glass

Like a ball needs a chain

So yeah, I’m giving it up

Yeah, I’m giving it up

Yeah, I’m giving it up for good

Yeah, I’m giving it up

Yeah, I’m giving it up

Yeah, I’m giving it up for good

This is paradise

The place you come to die

So yeah, I’m giving it up

Yeah, I’m giving it up

Yeah, I’m giving it up for good

Yeah, I’m giving it up

Yeah, I’m giving it up

Yeah, I’m giving it up for good

Yeah, I’m giving it up

Yeah, I’m giving it up

Yeah, I’m giving it up for good

Yeah, I’m giving it up

Yeah, I’m giving it up

Yeah, I’m giving it up for good