Be Here Now Lyrics

I got a steady dull pain that still nags at me

Lie awake at night with old memories

I'm in a padded room in the Chino jail

My father's gonna kill me if he posts my bail

There's a devil on my shoulder and he won't depart

And an angel here to fix mama's broken heart

There may be better days down the road I'm on

But every billboard reminds me of the wrong I've done

Cause fools rush in where angels fear to tread

And the truth of that knocked me upside the head

When the world is quiet I wanna scream out loud

Lord, why can't I just be here now

Lord, why can't I just be here now

I got a lot of trepidation for the trail ahead

Will I strike it rich or just wind up dead

I've been rolling for doubles, getting twos and threes

Lost my ass at the tables but still won't leave

Could a love come along to calm this storm

On the dark, cold nights will she keep me warm

If I ain't troubled 'bout the future, I'm stuck in the past

Flying through the present just waiting to crash

The story's better if you don't skip ahead

And there's a couple pages that you'll wish you hadn't read

When the world is quiet I wanna scream out loud

Lord, why can't I just be here now

Lord, why can't I just be here now

'Cause fools rush in where angels fear to tread

And the truth of that knocked me upside the head

When the world is quiet I wanna scream out loud

Lord, why can't I just be here now

Lord, why can't I just be here now

Lord, why can't I just be here now

Lord, why can't I just be here now

Lord, why can't I just be here now