The Great Puzzle

[Verse 1]
Once again I have forgotten my final destination
After chasing down too many suns
So tonight you and I bring desperation to this highway
And we're not the only ones

Outside a stillness that could only be summer
And we are Mendocino bound
Feeling out of place as the ship that keeps on forward
Long after it's run aground

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Now I'm thinking ahead too much
But what are we then when we're not thinking at all
I got so many loose ends
Dragging behind me
Mysteries that want to be solved

[Chorus]
Like a maze where you could take a thousand paths
Like all the questions that it does no good to ask
Some might accept it
Some might complain
It's a great puzzle but you got to like games

[Verse 2]
Like a candle that's been recently blown out
I can still smell the smoke
From the chance turned to missed opportunity
My latest enemy of hope

A gambler knows exactly how much you give away
With a smile when it's real
But I only gamble on myself these days
I prefer the way it feels

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Now I'm thinking aloud too much
Giving too much up
I can't wait to see the world as it is
And now the whole perception
Turns from rule into exception
With the one tiny detail I miss

[Chorus]
Like a maze where you could take a thousand paths
Like all the questions that it does no good to ask
Some might accept it
Some might complain
It's a great puzzle but you got to like games

[Bridge]
You got to like games
And working them through
Figuring out why some win and some lose
And where does that leave me and you

[Pre-Chorus 3]
I've met coal miners who hate coal
Thieves who hate what they stole
And they think they've figured it out
Rich men who sleep preserved in warmth
That can't be touched by any storm
Who say they know what life is about

[Chorus]
But it's a maze where you could take a thousand paths
It's all the questions that it does no good to ask
Some might reject it
Some go insane
It's a great puzzle but you got to like games
It's a great puzzle but you got to like games