Beyond the cost of diesel fuel And the tearing down of my old high school I still think about her The nation's rising deficit My fatal crave for cigarettes They all make me think about her My life's one big catastrophe So don't expect too much from me I'm just hanging on, surviving Emily My T-shirt that she always wore Her make-up in the bathroom drawer I can't get away from her Her perfume on my pillow case When I close my eyes, I always see her face Sometimes I wish I were blind My life's one big catastrophe So don't expect too much from me I'm just hanging on, surviving Emily Emily can you hear me? I'm callin' out your name Rescue me from these lonely days and sleepless nights They're driving me insane I tried to stop this endless search Even started going back to church But I still feel the same And my friends all say I'm doing fine It's just gonna take a little time Oh yeah, northing's changed My life's one big catastrophe So don't expect too much from me I'm just hangin' on, surviving Emily Just hangin' on, surviving Emily I'm really hangin' on, surviving Emily Yeah, yeah, yeah I'm really hangin' on, surviving Emily Yeah, yeah, yeah I'm really hangin' on, surviving Emily, oh yeah