The Shaman of Drinking: Origins

First time i had a drink, i was sitting in your bedroom Made an appointment to follow up later that week First time i got drunk, i was sitting in the back room with my boss He said "You look a little down, can I offer you some happy happy?" And then the shaman was born, He knew how to take away the pain Just like his father before him, He knew he would die alone some day Hey, hey Hey, hey And then things started picking up, He was wild and free Fell asleep next to beer cans, And a futon that was never made for sleeping on And no one really cared, 'cause he minded his own The life of the party, hiding alone In his bedroom, on his knees Praying to a god that he never believed in That the people that he loved would one day love him And praying to a god that he used to believe in That the people that he loved would make it to heaven And Praying to a god that he never believed in That the people that he loved would one day love him And praying to a god that he used to believe in That the people that he loved would make it to heaven without him And then the shaman was born, He knew how to take away the pain Just like his father before him, He knew he would die alone one day Hey, hey Hey, hey (I miss those times a lot though, a lot more than I should) And you lean over and you say "I'm the cooler girlfriend and i know it" But all the sudden i'm back in eleventh grade And its the Physics Class field trip to Six Flags And everything's stretched in so many layers of irony, I don't know whether to be like really upset about it Or actually just, like, laugh But i don't know cause you're wearing a black tank top And we're both really sweaty And we don't wanna go on the roller coasters And i'm just so afraid And i wanna go home! I just want to go home! And then the shaman was born He knew how to take away the pain, Just like his father before him, He knew he would die alone one day Hey, hey