Instead

I thought I was climbing up a mountain
I thought I was untouchable
And all the strongest parts of me were creeks running into a stream

I thought I was brave in the trenches
I showed grace under pressure but I
All the anxious parts of me were drops of water in the sea

But instead, I'm a weary traveler
Instead, I'm a lost romance
Instead, there's a drama going on on the stage tonight
Instead, it's playing out underneath those city lights

I thought I was a bold trailblazer
Lonely troubadour of a different nature
And all the roughest edges of the land dissolve into the sand

I thought I was a clever rebel
Held my heart for ransom running from the devil
On fumes through dreams that'd gone adrift
And rains that flood the desert wind

Instead, I'm lost without you
Instead, uncharted waters, baby
Instead, I'm blacking out in the back of my car tonight
Instead, I'm all caught up in my head again tonight

Woah, oh-oh-oh-oh
Woah, oh-oh-oh
But instead, I'm a weary traveler
Instead, I'm a lost romance
Instead, I'm blacking out in the back of my car tonight
Instead, I'm all caught up in my head again tonight
Woah, oh-oh-oh-oh
Woah, oh-oh-oh-oh
Instead