"If It Helps You" lyrics - NOAH KAHAN

Storm took the phone lines down
And now your ride can't call
And you're bouncing off the walls
I stretched my arms real wide
Tried to break your fall
But you got up, mad as hell and told me that I had it all

I tried to heal your wounds
Just to say I helped
Just to say that some small fame ain't made me someone else
It ain't a high road now
Just uneven ground
And I ain't even around to slow your speeding down

[Pre-Chorus:]
You told me, "If a lie turned true
A lie it would still be
You ain't a goddamn hero now 'cause you cry on live TV"

[Chorus:]
But at least I got a soul still
Even if I'm in a bad place
Even if I'm eating fast food
Sleeping at my dad's place
I'm happy for your haircut
I'm glad you got your act cleaned
You're showing up like bad news
And leaving like a bad dream
Help me if it helps you sleep
Help me if it helps you write
Help me if it helps you leave
Help me if it helps you lie
Help me if it helps you

I don't need your cosign now
Oh, we get along just fine
Hundred years, laying pipes to the dirt
Soil and the copper mines
You grew your hair out long
Don't make you Jesus Christ
No one's mistaking your guilt for some strong sacrifice

You've got New Hampshire's face
Left us for the New York Times
Now you shuffle around like a ghost
Asking people how you died

[Pre-Chorus:]
Tell me, if a lie turned true
A lie it would still be
You ain't a goddamn hero now 'cause you cry on live TV

[Chorus:]
But at least I got a soul still
Even if I'm in a bad place
Even if I'm eating fast food
Sleeping at my dad's place
I'm happy for your haircut
I'm glad you got your act cleaned
You're showing up like bad news
And leaving like a bad dream
Help me if it helps you sleep
Help me if it helps you write
Help me if it helps you leave
Help me if it helps you lie

[Bridge:]
Crying in the bathroom, babe
Drove your ass home
You walked into a haunted house
And got angry at the ghosts
We were fine without you, babe
Long after you're gone
Spare us all the pity, babe
Save it for your microphone

[Instrumental break]

[Chorus:]
But at least I got a soul still
Even if I'm in a bad place
Even if I'm eating fast food
Sleeping at my dad's place
Oh, I'm happy for your haircut
I'm glad you got your act cleaned
You're showing up like bad news
And leaving like a bad dream
Help me if it helps you sleep
Help me if it helps you write
Help me if it helps you leave, oh
Help me if it helps you lie

[Post-Chorus:]
Help me if it helps you leave
Help me if it helps you leave
Help me if it helps you leave
Help me if it helps you lie

[Outro:]
We were fine without you, baby