Common Knowledge Lyrics - Upside-down Mountain - Conor Oberst

He's my friend but he's no friend to me 

Ask him why, he'll tell you casually 

Washed up, bitter, broken, busted 

Backstabbed everyone he trusted 

Says he sees what no one else can see 

And if I had half his guts I'd want it 

To chase that fatalistic comet 

Die young in the dark, that's poetry 

But it was not to be, it was not for me 

He's always sad but I've never seen him cry 

When he comes to, sure he'll apologize 

Find his car, assess the damage 

Still drunk but he likes the challenge 

Hold on to his mind just like a kite 

But a good strong win can keep you honest 

Fill you with some common knowledge 

Things when we were young we never tried 

Just figured we had time with such a long life 

Money clips, alligator shoes 

One more dance, he's in that champagne room 

She moves like a chocolate fountain 

Pouring, spilling all around him 

Makes him wonder what else she can do 

How bittersweet is love's illusion 

Feelings that cannot be proven 

Trust me, you'll see, my aim is true 

I've done this all for you, I've suffered long for you 

So many times he's tried to play it straight 

Worked and worked until his body ached 

But a brand new life can lose its lustre 

Troubles tend to find each other 

Call it luck or you can call it fate 

But either way it's how it happens 

Not the way that you imagined 

So just go out with a bang like Hemingway 

Some will say you're brave 

Some will say you ain't