Barstool Warrior

Barstool Warrior
Distance Over Time
Length	6:43
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Lyrics	John Petrucci
Music	Dream Theater
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Recorded	Yonderbarn
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Previous song	Fall Into The Light
Next song	Room 137

Barstool Warrior is the fourth track off of Dream Theater's fourteenth studio album, Distance Over Time.

Lyrics

In a dark and lonely corner, on a time-worn dockside inn
Sits a local barstool warrior, talking to his gin
Treating past decisions, he motions for a shot
Is he doomed to be a man this world forgot

Just a prisoner of the monster on his back

Call it bad luck, call it fate
Call it stuck here the rest of my days
Serves me right, what went wrong
And where do I belong

In the glow of flashing lights, on the shoulder of the road
Clutching at the bruised and tired skin
She tries to signal danger with anguish in her eyes
Will he see the world of pain she's in

Or is it too late

Was it bad luck, was it fate
Or a past that she couldn't escape
It's not right, something's wrong
Just where do I belong

Promises made, crying in vain
All empty, never accepting the blame
And not letting go of the shame

A river of tears, as months turned to years
All wasted on someone not willing to change
Now only a shadow remains

No one can save you
And there's no one to save
It has been written
You will become all you think
All you feel
All you dream

Now I'm cutting the anchor away
And I won't look back
I'm starting a new life today
Now I see where I belong