Heard your voice for the first time in a long time and ever since then I've been having nightmares
My teeth keep falling out of my gums every night and not even Super Glue will help them stay there
And every time I call you up, just kidding, that is something I would never ever ever ever do
You are a 14-year-old, I am your parents, you hate me more than I hate you

And I know you're desperate for a little escape and sometimes it takes whole weeks to numb the pain
A little self-help never hurt nobody but nobody ever self-helps like me
Gotta hold on to the good times at least for a while 'cause the good times seems to go real fast
The bad times have been around for years, they got a rent-controlled apartment in the back of my head
And I don't think they're leaving anytime soon, they love the amenities, love the view
They trash the joint at least once a week, the security deposit won't cover these things
But I think they stopped caring a long long time ago

You got a flat on your way down to Austin in your Honda Civic, now you're calling triple A
But there's a wait time, a couple hours, and I'm so sorry I had to go and ruin your whole day
I am the wind that ruins your hair when you are walking to class in the morning
Easily preventable, laughably so, you saw all the signs, you saw all the warnings

And I know you like to blame everything on me, took me a while to figure that one out
Spent a couple months whining and screaming but now you're by yourself
Gotta hold on to the good times at least for a while 'cause the good times seems to go real fast
The bad times have been around for years, they got a rent-controlled apartment in the back of my head
And I don't think they're leaving anytime soon, they love the amenities, love the view
They trash the joint at least once a week, the security deposit won't cover these things
But I think they stopped caring a long long time ago
But maybe I'll catch you in Denver or maybe I won't
Maybe I could send you a postcard I'd think you like, you'll tell me that you don't
Maybe I'll see you in Denton but probably not
Maybe I could tell you some very nice thing but I think that I forgot them
I keep saying that I'll see you around but I never do
I keep trying to think of nice things to say but all I can think of is fuck you

Gotta hold on to the good times at least for a while 'cause the good times seems to go real fast
The bad times have been around for years, they got a rent-controlled apartment in the back of my head
And I don't think they're leaving anytime soon, they love the amenities, love the view
They trash the joint at least once a week, the security deposit won't cover these things
But I think they stopped caring a long long time ago