baby moved to my town just to watch me let him go i d rather i didn t know turned up to my work to tell me what a small world i m just around the corner or so sucking on a cigarette like he think i want to smoke it must be joking tugging at my sleeve like his heart is hardly coping i get roped in no i can t no i cannot live it over again pull my hair out i m so tied up in the shit we pretend i ll put my face on you ll be the wasteman that i know i ll defend and you know i cannot believe you but i think i need you wish i could be the end you re so sentimental trying to keep it so real you don t know how i really feel telling me i m mental like it s not a big deal but i m the one who gave you the wheel flicking through my memories in case i might be wasting i go crazy i don t recognize me i look jaded my identity is hazy no i can t no i cannot live it over again pull my hair out i m so tied up in the shit we pretend i ll put my face on you ll be the wasteman that i know i ll defend and you know i cannot believe you but i think i need you wish i could be the end look at the people we played it s all make believe i wish the best for you but not better than me look at the damage we did but you won t go down you put the bullet in my pocket and walked yourself out no i can t no i cannot live it over again pull my hair out i m so tied up in the shit we pretend no i can t no i cannot live it over again pull my hair out i m so tied up in the shit we pretend i ll put my face on you ll be the wasteman that i know i ll defend and you know i cannot believe you but i think i need you wish i could be the end