Stupid Preoccupations - Lyrics - Vic Chesnutt

James Victor "Vic" Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little, was released in 1990, but his breakthrough to commercial success didn't come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album of alternative artists covering his songs.

I am sick of you Expecting me to do All these puny ingratiations You know I am a terrible patient I am barely alive Ever since my daddy died I've been searching for my own little babies To misbehave and betray me I tie one on to all the others And say a soggy toast to all my drunken brothers "They've got organizations for people like me with stupid preoccupations" Y'all are all innocent I'm just *** at your expense And the price for cockiness is worth swiping It's primal griping I am nearly reformed So don't say that you weren't warned 'Cause when I break into a smile that is aching It may be too ugly to look on Hallelujah for the ghosties And all those scary monsters under the boiling seas "They've got organizations for people like me with stupid preoccupations"