I look exhausted, oh stiff and awkward on the outside of the momentIt's not my first time bitter drunk on a red carpetOr my first time losing, and it won't be my lastYou said ignore itOh, California's so much more than some award showYou're no more important than an insect on a windowThey'll see you climbing but won't care until you get close
You said some people don't know why they're wolvesThey just howl for the sound of itSome will never know they're beautifulUntil the crowd points it out for themBut I see you through a camera flashI look back and you laugh and this is hardBut I feel less far
This ain't WatertownI'm on alien groundI'm a college kidWith my windows downI'm an astronautYou're the moonI stare at youI sing to youI circle you
Rain on a steel roof, leaks through the ceilingHits the patrons in the ballroomYou said "oh look babe, even God is trying to warn youAll this ain't for you"But I cling to my seat
I guess some people don't know why they're wolvesThey just howl for the sound of itSome will never know they're beautifulUntil the crowd points it out for themBut I see you through a camera flashI look back and you laugh and this is hardBut I feel less far
This ain't WatertownI'm on alien groundI'm a college kidWith my windows downI'm an astronautYou're the moonI stare at youI sing to you
And I clutch my clothAnd I bite my tongueI'm an aging wolfWho lost the taste for bloodEven anxious pups need the moonI howl for youI sing to youI circle youI circle youI circle you
If I'm gonna lose you either wayIf I'm gonna lose you either wayIf I'm gonna lose you either wayIf I'm gonna lose you either way