Wax and Wick

Verse 1

Mama warned me back in Jackson county

Said a man can only spread so thin

I lit the wick at both ends anyhow

Now I'm burning from the outside in

Working days and drinking through the midnight

Chasing something I could never name

Sunday morning finds me in the doorway

Barely standing barely worth the flame

Pre-Chorus

Something's gotta give

Something's gotta give

I been running since the day I learned to crawl

Chorus

A candle lit at both ends don't last

It flickers fast it flickers fast

I burned so hot I couldn't see the wax

A candle lit at both ends don't last

Verse 2

Callie left a note beside the ashtray

Said I love you but I'm tired of the smoke

I read it twice and laughed like it was nothing

Then I sat right down and finally broke

I been everywhere and nowhere

Shaking hands with strangers twice my age

Pouring out my years like cheap perfume

Turning every chapter to a final page

Pre-Chorus

Something's gotta give

Something's gotta give

I been running since the day I learned to crawl

Chorus

A candle lit at both ends don't last

It flickers fast it flickers fast

I burned so hot I couldn't see the wax

A candle lit at both ends don't last

Bridge

Slower now

Easier now

One flame instead of two

Slower now

Easier now

Letting some of it go through

Chorus

A candle lit at both ends don't last

It flickers fast it flickers fast

I burned so hot I couldn't see the wax

A candle lit at both ends don't last

Chorus

A candle lit at both ends don't last

(Don't last)

I burned so hot I couldn't see the wax

(Couldn't see)

A candle lit at both ends don't last