Just for the sake of it I have to know
How many mistakes have I got left
Till I'm gray and old
How long will I lack
A true love
A true friend
A real sound of laugh
How long do I have to mend
Before I'm sick of myself
And my intentions become real
Just how much more suffer do I take
Before I'm counted as ill

I'm not asking for pity
Not for a single sigh
Just where am I on the scale
Of going completely blind
I'm sufficient on my mission
I won't give up
Before I know how much I have to stretch
Until I see the light

If I've already gone blind
Well it's kind of sweet
I've talked so many times
Of sinking so deep
If the joke is on my behalf
I could surrender and laugh
But I'm no actual fool
I know it's just me in the pool
Someday I'll come up
I will see where the water ends
For now I keep on swimming
Cause there's no answer yet

And I swim and swim
So many rows back to back
And I swim and swim
Till I'm a total wreck
Is it time for you to seek
Is it time for you to sink
After me deep and deep
So many ways to let life slip
Come around cause I need to
Come around cause I need you

Just for the sake of it I have to know
How many seconds have I got left
Before I'm counted as dead for sure