HOOKED TO THE I.V. Verse 1 I learned how to smile in waiting rooms, Bad coffee, bad news, cheap perfume, Nurses calling me “sweetheart,” Trying to soften the hard parts. Seventeen with a hospital band, My whole future in somebody else’s hands, Everybody saying, “You’ll be okay,” Like they knew something I didn’t. Pre-Chorus I got used to living on the edge of a goodbye, Used to hearing “just one more night”— Chorus I’m still hooked to the I.V., Hooked to the I.V., Everybody wants to save me, But nobody can change me. I’m still hooked to the I.V., Hooked to the I.V., Some girls fall for bad boys, I fell for emergency. Verse 2 Now I jump when my phone lights up, Still expect the worst too much, Every headache’s a hurricane, Every silence sounds the same. I know all the exits by heart, How to laugh when I’m falling apart, Got so good at surviving I forgot how to live sometimes. Pre-Chorus I got used to living with one foot out the door, Waiting for something to hurt like before— Chorus I’m still hooked to the I.V., Hooked to the I.V., Everybody wants to save me, But nobody can change me. I’m still hooked to the I.V., Hooked to the I.V., Some girls fall for bad boys, I fell for emergency. Bridge Red lights. Blue lights. Middle of the night lights. Praying in the backseat, Trying not to panic. Bad luck. Good drugs. White coats calling it progress. Maybe I got addicted To making it through disasters. Final Chorus I’m still hooked to the I.V., Hooked to the I.V., Everybody wants to save me, But nobody can change me. I’m still hooked to the I.V., Hooked to the I.V., Some girls fall for bad boys, I fell for emergency. Still hooked to the I.V., Still hooked to the I.V., Maybe that’s the hardest thing— Nothing’s wrong, but I still hear the machine. I’m still hooked to the I.V., Hooked to the I.V., Some girls fall for bad boys, I fell for emergency.
