Sitting on the Stoop

When I was sitting on the stoop
And trying to make do with what I had to do
When I was sitting in the rain
And trying not to lose my head, lose my brain

It’s plain ... to remember better days
When you’re in another phase
It’s hard ... if you’re guarding how you feel
I was pulling back the peel
And the smoke was in the sky to swap the forest for the steel
I was turning like a wheel

When I was sitting on the stoop
And trying to make do with what I had to do
When I was sitting in the rain
And trying not to lose my head, lose my brain
When I was sitting on the stoop
And trying to make do with what I had to do
When I was sitting in the sun
And trying not to hurt myself, hurt no one

It’s fun ... to uncover something new
With a certainty it’s true
It’s real ... if you feel like shifting gears
I was holding back my tears
And the news was in the air to tell the story to my peers
I was free from all my fears

‘Cause it’s fine ... to be true to what you say
So I threw it all away
It’s done ... if you thought I wouldn’t go
I would stay until the show
But the captain called the order when the wind began to blow
I’ll be staying down below

‘Cause I was sitting on the stoop
Yeah, I was sitting on the stoop