Barstool Warrior - Dream Theater

In a dark and lonely corner

Of a time-worn dockside inn

Sits the local barstool warrior

Talking to his gin

Tracing past decisions

He motions for a shot

Is he doomed to be a man this world forgot?

Just a prisoner of the monster on his back

Call it bad luck, call it fate

Call it stuck here the rest of my days

Serves me right

What went wrong?

And where do I belong?

In the glow of flashing lights

On the shoulder of the road

Clutching at the bruises on her skin

She tries to signal danger

With anguish in her eyes

Will he see the world of pain she’s in?

Or is it too late?

Was it bad luck?

Was it fate?

Or a past that she couldn’t escape?

It’s not right, something’s wrong

Just where do I belong?

Promises made, crying in vain, all empty

Never accepting the blame

And not letting go of the shame

A river of tears as months turn to years, all wasted

On someone not willing to change

Now only a shadow remains

No one can save you

And there’s no one to save

It has been written

You will become all you think

All you feel, all you dream

Now I’m cutting the anchor away

And I won’t look back

I’m starting a new life today

Now I see where I belong