Barenaked Ladies - Running Out of Ink lyrics

I stopped into a club
I thought I'd see a show
Everyone was there, at least everyone I know
Their knickers in a knot
Their hands upon their heart
The best they'd ever seen
The greatest work of art
I wished that it was me

It's bleaker than you think
I'm running out of ink give a guy a break
This is what it takes to drive a man to drink

A party at a friend's
Toronto's coolest scene
I thought I'd bring a tape to
Show them where I'd been
They listened for a while
The lyrics made them smile
They said that it was fine
Although it's not their style
I said it wasn't me

Once upon a time, they couldn't get enough
Until I made it big and
That's when it got rough
Disappointed, no, perhaps a bit surprised
To look them in the face and
See it in their eyes they wish it wasn't me

It's bleaker than you think
I'm running out of ink give a guy a break
This is what it takes to drive a man to drink

I used to hold you close
You used to tell me things
You never told a soul until you heard me sing
The details of your life
Condensed into a song
The neighbor and his wife work
Out and sing along and you can't look at me

It's bleaker than you think
I'm running out of ink give a guy a break
This is what it takes to drive a man to drink

Could song be an alibi?
A lyric replacement for falling in love
But now that the well is dry
I can't understand what I've been singing of
Do you know what it is to love?
To really love? To really love
Do I?

I cycled by your house, I saw you on the lawn
I see you all the time now that you are gone
I tried to call your name
But something made me stop
I called you once a day
Until you called the cops
And told them it was me

I filled a plastic bag
With everything I wrote
I threw it off a bridge and
Thought that it would float
The water made it sink
The bag was bleeding ink
I wished that I could swim
I wished that I could drink
I wished that it was me

It's bleaker than you think
I'm running out of ink give a guy a break
This is what it takes to drive a man to drink

It's bleaker than you think
I'm running out of ink give a guy a break
This is what it takes to drive a man to drink