After What Lyrics - Blues Traveler

And if I take a different tack 

Well then forgive me if the long way round 

Confuses up the point until you're numb enough to hear 

That you're using the anointing oil like it's sacramental beer 

And don't blame heaven or hell 

You have to look to yourself 

And nobody else will lift a light to make you see 

Don't got to learn a damn thing, part of being free 

And I realize, when I buck my place 

It's my feet but it's their race 

And I don't run unless you try to chase me 

And I don't leave unless you offer me a stay 

And I won't fight unless I'm cornered or I'm after what I want 

What that is I wish that I could say 

So forgive me or forget you 

If you think you cannot bear 

Believe me life won't let you 

If you blink you shall not fare 

But should you get the chance try to make for the fence 

It's a subtle dance we do to stay in from the cold 

And the cleverest ones get to be real old 

And I may struggle, I may complain 

But I'm just trying to grab at the reins 

And I don't run unless you try to chase me 

And I don't leave until you offer me a stay 

And I don't fight unless I'm cornered or I'm after what I want 

What that is I wish that I could say 

I don't run unless you try to chase me 

And I don't leave until you offer me a stay 

And I don't fight unless I'm cornered or I'm after what I want 

What that is I wish that I could say 

And if I'm wondering where to go 

Well then forgive me if I don't know