The Joy In Forgetting / The Joy In Acceptance Lyrics - Bright Eyes

There is a cat in the window of the house of my lover 

Well, she sleeps there alone now or perhaps with another 

But I try not to think about that, I try not to think at all 

I get cocaine from this girl I met and my brother buys me alcohol 

And I stay up all night walking through these houses I have grown to hate 

And my parents ask if I'm all right, I say, "I've just been staying up too late" 

I need to sleep, I need to do something to get this awful weight 

Up off my chest and keep her pretty ghost from chasing me 

You say there are spaces open and wide 

Believe me there's days longer than nights 

And you could be happy if only you'd try but you don't try 

You don't try and you speak of a fever that burns you inside 

As you explain to your mother how you have wanted to die 

So she kisses your fingers and says, "My Darling but why 

When there is so much more? There is so much more