my five year plan

trouble will find you

she's an awfully cunning bird

and progress it blinds you it's in every lesson learned

failure leaves more room

for improvement

masquerading as time well spent

honesty is a noble tool

i'm gonna learn to use it wisely

reason outweighs the rules

when i lead with you behind me

loyalty sadly held prisoner

and pity is her only visitor

i want to live for a living

buddy

i want to live for a living

my five year plan

my five year plan

my five year plan

well i'm going to iron out all of life's disappointing wrinkles

cover them with plastic

when it pours

we won't feel the sprinkles

and of course i want to grow

but brother this is all i know

i want to live for a living

i'm gonna live for a living

my five year plan

my five year plan

my five year plan

oh

alright

i've given my all

it's all that i have

i've given my all

my all

my all

my five year plan

i've given my all

it's all that i have

it's all that i have

well

it's all that i have

we'll make a tiny

quiet

god

to hold us

console us

and buy a house that's made of hate

it will burn you and turn you

practice makes a path towards a new start

i'll pack the ice around my stone heart

accomplishment is the cross we'll bear

i'll wear it like a coat

all dressed up in achievement

responsibility around my throat

squinting hard to see the finish line

with one eye on the bottom line

i wanna live for a living

i'm gonna live for a living

my five year plan

my five year plan

my five year plan

hindsight is a priceless jewel

but i've never been one for clarity

i'm gonna hold fast to all i know

even if it's just barely

and of course i want to grow

but sister

this is all i know

i'm wanna live for a living

i'm gonna live for a living

my five year plan

my five year plan

my five year plan

oh

i've given my all

it's all that i have

i've given my all

my all

my all

my five year plan

i've given my all

i've given my all

my all

my all

my five year plan

i've given my all

it's all that i have

i've given my all

my five year plan