Good Excuse Songtext

von John Butler Trio

All around I see raining
Things don't seem to go my way
Got a dark cloud that's hanging
And it seems to follow me

Boy, won't you just wake up
And hear the humming
This cruel world is killing you
Better start running
To catch up with your life, catch on up
Before the whole thing is through

Have you once? Have you twice?
Have you even conceived how
Really good boy got it go on out
Take another better look around

You are just another white boy
Thinking you're so hardcore
Take step outside see what's shaking in the real world

Go take a step outside see what's shaking in the real world (X2)

But you don't know
How my heart laments
I really got a good excuse
To complain
My parents got divorced
Can't heal the pain

And now there is only cheap regrets
I guess that's just the way it be
Is it the world or how I see me?

Boy now you are really, really bugging
Yes you are bugging me,
Can't you just shut right up
Your cup is overflowing, overflowing
And you think it isn't deep

You don't even know what side
You are fighting for
Boy won't you turn your game boy off
Stop pretending it's you against the world
I am sick and I am tired of hearing
You always say

I really got a good excuse to complain
My parents got divorced
Can't heal the pain

Go take a step outside see what's shaking in the real world(x8)