Open Ended Life Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Pack a change of clothes and a pillow for the road
For when you drift off to sleep
Put the sketches and the notes in the box labeled 'burn with furniture'

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We will watch the fire burn the whole entire house we built
Down to ashes
From the mirror we'll admire how the flame quickly retires
We won't waste a long goodbye on the smoke or foolish lies
That finally passed us

[Chorus]
I was taught to keep an open-ended life
And never trap myself in nothing

[Verse 2]
Let's find something new to talk about
I'm tired of talkin' about myself
I spent my whole life talkin' to convince
Everyone that I was something else

And the part that kinda hurts is I think it finally worked
And now I'm leaving
I get the feeling things have changed
But the mystery to me is where and when along the way
Did anyone decide that they believed me

[Chorus]
I was taught to keep an open-ended life
And never trap myself in nothing
I was told to keep an open-ended life
To never trap yourself in nothing

[Verse 3]
When we settle down in another nowhere town
Let's tell our neighbors
We won't be here long and we'll be quiet
But don't go askin' any favors

I can't stand the unexpected uninvited visits
From too many strangers
My trust has dwindled down
And I can leave just as abruptly as I came here

[Chorus]
I was taught to keep an open-ended life
And never trap myself in nothing
I was taught to keep an open-ended life
To never trap yourself in nothing
I was taught to keep an open-ended life
And never trap myself in nothing