Nate Ruess
Some Nights (The Voice Performance)
[Verse 1]
Some nights I stay up cashing in my bad luck
Some nights I call it a draw
Some nights I wish that my lips could build a castle
Some nights I wish they'd just fall off
But I still wake up, I still see your ghost
Oh, Lord, I'm still not sure what I stand for, oh
What do I stand for?
What do I stand for?
Most nights I don't know anymore...
Oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh
Oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh

[Pre-Chorus]
This is it, boys, this is war - what are we waiting for?
Why don't we break the rules already?
I was never one to believe the hype
Save that for the black and white
I try twice as hard and I'm half as liked
But here they come again to jack my style

[Chorus 1]
That's alright (that's alright)
I found a martyr in my bed tonight
She stops my bones from wondering just
Who I, who I, who I
Who I am, who am I?
Who I am
[Verse 2]
Some nights I wish that this all would end
'Cause I could use some friends for a change
And some nights I'm scared you'll forget me again
Some nights I always win, I always win
But I still wake up, I still see your ghost
Oh, Lord, I'm still not sure what I stand for, oh
What do I stand for?
What do I stand for?
Most nights I don't know
Oh, come on, oh, come on
Oh, come on, oh, come on

[Chorus 2]
Well, that is it guys, that is all
Five minutes in and I'm bored again
Ten years of this, I'm not sure if anybody understands
This one is not for the folks at home
Sorry to leave, mom, I had to go
Who the fuck wants to die alone all dried up in the desert sun

[Post-Chorus]
My heart is breaking for my sister and the con that she called love
When I look into my nephew's eyes...
Man, you wouldn't believe
The most amazing things that can come from...
Some terrible nights
[Outro]
Oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh
Oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh
Oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh
Oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, yeah
What do I stand for, what do I stand for?
Most nights I don't know anymore