[Verse 1]
If I could give this all back
I would be home in the morning
I'd wake up in a cold sweat
Take a flight back to the city I was born in
I would wipe myself clean
Of what I knew was unimportant
I'd want typical things
I'd try to fit back into all my old clothing

[Pre-Chorus]
I would prove myself wrong
That all along, the problem was me
With all my bitterness gone
Happy, I'd be

[Chorus]
I'd move back home forever, I'll feed the dogs
And I'll put all my pieces back together
Where they belong, and I'll say
"I'm a mess, I'm a mess, oh, God, I'm a mess"
And I'll take 89 to Boston, see my love
And I'll help her set up hеr new apartment
And we'll gеt drunk, and she'll say
"Shit, you're a mess, you're a mess, good God, you're a mess
You're a mess, you're a mess, good God"
"Boston!"
[Verse 2]
So I paid off my debts, but I found the world boring
So I called my old friends, but they only ever ask me how tour is
There's still weight on my back, I just try to ignore it
I guess the stage was my mask
I forgot the way I looked before I wore it

[Pre-Chorus]
I would prove myself wrong
That all along, the problem was me
With all my bitterness gone
Happy, I'll be

[Chorus]
I'd move back home forever, I'll feed the dogs
And I'll put all my pieces back together
Where they belong, and I'll say
"I'm a mess, I'm a mess, oh, God, I'm a mess"
And I'll take 89 to Boston, see my love
And I'll help her set up her new apartment
And we'll get drunk, and she'll say
"Shit, you're a mess, you're a mess, good God, you're a mess
You're a mess, you're a mess"

[Bridge]
Life's not what I had hoped
Now I'll find comfort in the cold
(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
[Chorus]
I'd move back home forever, I'll feed the dogs
And I'll put all my pieces back together
Where they belong, and I'll say
"I'm a mess, I'm a mess, oh, God, I'm a mess"
And I'll take 89 to Boston, see my love
And I'll help her set up her new apartment
And we'll get drunk, and she'll say
"Shit, you're a mess, you're a mess, good God, you're a mess
You're a mess, you're a mess, good God"

[Spoken Outro]
This next song's my hometown of Strafford, Vermont. 05072, and 802 forever… and 603 too. This song's for my mom and dad and my brother who're here tonight. I love you guys. To anybody affected by the flooding in Vermont recently, uh, my heart is with you. Uh, this song is for the drive home; it's called "The View Between Villages"