Soft Place to Land

There’s a hole in the roof letting the rain in
A crack in the window with the whistling wind
A voice in the static like an alien language

There’s an ocean below white waves crashing
I can almost see shark fins flashing
And if they smell blood they’ll want to eat you alive

Though it’s been a pretty good ride
We’re going down this time

And I need a soft place to land
We’re tumbling out of the sky
I need a soft place to land

I’ve never been much for saving money
Grown used to going home passing passed out junking
And the people next door keep going in and out

I can feel time slipping away
And speeding up every day
And I’m waiting for something to break

But all that broke was me this time
Nearly gone out of my mind

I need a soft place to land
Mumbling to myself
I need a soft place to land

There’s a song playing across the street
Like someone turned it on just to mess with me
Different city, same ghost

It used to be one I liked
Now it’s just picking fights