Bloodline Lyrics - Outer South - Conor Oberst

Rolling 'round a lifetime on a name that spells my past 

Carried through the mile markers up towards some last laugh 

And if fools could only prosper I'm afraid what they might say 

From a podium built on generations bleeding what they make 

'Cause here it comes, watch 'em all jump right in 

Tell me how could you refuse to float with the rest of them? 

You were born into it, there's no shame if you drift 

Down the bloodline 

Feeling temperamental underneath a broke sun 

A certificate of excellence but no proof on your pay stub 

And if money's not a problem I suggest you best believe 

There's ten dollars on the table and a million up his sleeve 

And here they come, watch 'em all pass us by 

Tell me how could you refuse to look one in the eye? 

Two sheets to the wind all over again 

Down the bloodline, down the bloodline 

Yes, it feels scary to be ordinary 

In a world that don't know your name 

It would not be weird if I just disappeared 

Blowing my back out, trying to hope I wake 

Looking for a doctor with a cure for a broke heart 

Seems I spent it all on a miracle just to watch it fall apart 

Now there's no room for ill complainin', I know it's all just what it is 

Cherry pick my best believers and send 'em off with a kiss 

'Cause there they go, watch 'em all wave goodbye 

Tell me how could you refuse to think it's a wonderful life? 

Two sheets to the wind all over again down the bloodline 

Down the bloodline, down the bloodline