Suffocating again on the freeway
Staring up at the signs and I get the inside joke
It’s more like a noose than a Beltway
My blood begins to boil, as I choke
This is not how I had planned
to spend my lifetime - in a blur of changing lanes
No matter what you do
You find a way to get through
mopping floors or crunching numbers
Making more than I should at doing nothing
Smiling into a lens and I’m faking being friends
Living out of a van or a suitcase
where the fans or the handshakes
on the road never ends
No matter what you do
You find a way to get through
digging graves or rocking Boston
Had a drink at the end of a long day
To erase, try to get to a blank slate
What I’d do if I could do it my way
Suffocating again on the freeway
Now the signals blink in time
The universe is mine
No matter what you do
You find a way to get through
mopping floors or crunching numbers
You find a way to get through
digging graves or rocking Boston
You find a way to get through
breaking ships or kissing babies
Released in 2001, “The Convincer” is a gentle gem in the Nick Lowe catalog; an anniversary edition provides opportunity for rediscovery. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 20, 2021