N. E. E. T.

from Approaching Gold by The Well Dressed

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I. Loitering
II. I Never Wanted
III. Until
IV. The Writing on the Wall

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I. Table for one in this sterile light
with a window to talk to
I ordered a plain glazed
so I wouldn't be loitering

The realization of my futility stared at me
from the bottom of a cup of ice water
I couldn't sit comfortably
cause the guy at the counter was looking at me funny

Not in education, employment, or training
oh, what a life
I never wanted it to be this way
but here it is

I read the writing on the wall
it was full of names and obscenities
scrawled in bright colors
vivid yet decrepit

II. Silly me, I'm in the city
and this is just some old graffiti
and it's no more meaningful now
than any plan I ever had for myself

I never wanted to be this way, a mindless pawn
I never wanted to have to hold on for this long
I never wanted to be this far gone
it's all wrong, it's all wrong, it's all wrong

III. And as I sing to the half eaten doughnut
I get a text from miles away
from someplace where I'll never be
at least not till I finally stand up

For now i'll take solace in my
N. E. E. T. brothers
I never wanted it to be this way
but here it is

IV. [Instrumental]

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from Approaching Gold, released July 22, 2014
L - lyrics, saxophone, vocals
N - guitars, drums, vocals, lyrics

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