Bright Eyes - The Joy in Forgetting/The Joy in Acceptance lyrics

There's a cat in the window of
The house of my lover
Well she sleeps there alone now
Or perhaps with another
Oh I try not to think about that
I try not to think at all
I get cocaine from a girl I met
And my brother buys me alcohol
And I stay up all night walking
Through these houses I have grown to hate
And my parents ask if I'm alright
I say I've just been staying up too late
I need to sleep
I need to do something to get this awful
Weight up off my chest and keep
Her pretty ghost from chasing me

So you say there are spaces open and wide
Believe me there's days longer than nights
And you will be happy the minute you try
But you don't try no you don't try
And you speak of a fever
That burns you inside
As you explain to your mother
How you've wanted to die
So she kisses your fingers and says
"My darling
But why when there is so much more?
There is so much more
Do you know there are spaces open and wide?
Believe me, there's days longer than nights
And you will be happy if only you'd try
Oh won't you try? Oh won't you try?"