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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell
Lead Vocals
Amanda Shires
Amanda Shires
Fiddle
Chad Gamble
Chad Gamble
Drums
Jimbo Hart
Jimbo Hart
Bass Guitar
Sadler Vaden
Sadler Vaden
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Amanda Shires
Amanda Shires
Songwriter
Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dave Cobb
Dave Cobb
Producer
Pete Lyman
Pete Lyman
Mastering Engineer
Gena Johnson
Gena Johnson
Assistant Engineer
Matt Ross-Spang
Matt Ross-Spang
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Anxiety, how do you always get the best of me?
I'm out here living in a fantasy
I can't enjoy a goddamn thing
Anxiety, why am I never where I'm supposed to be?
Even with my lover sleepin' close to me
I'm wide awake and I'm in pain
[Verse 2]
Watchin' the sunrise slice through the blinds
Dust in the room hovers over my eyes
I kneel in silence
Wife and child still sleepin' deep enough to dream
I know I'm a lucky man today
But so afraid that time will take it all from me
[Verse 3]
Anxiety, how do you always get the best of me?
I'm out here living in a fantasy
I can't enjoy a goddamn thing
Anxiety, why am I never where I'm supposed to be?
Here with my lover sleepin' close to me
I'm wide awake and I'm in pain
[Verse 4]
It's the weight of the world but it's nothing at all
I'm light as a prayer and then I feel myself fall
You gotta give me a minute
'Cause I'm way down in it
And I can't breathe so I can't speak
I wanna be strong and steady always ready
Now I feel so small, I feel so weak
[Verse 5]
Anxiety, how do you always get the best of me?
I'm out here living in a fantasy
I can't enjoy a goddamn thing
Anxiety, why am I never where I'm supposed to be?
Even with my lover sleepin' close to me
I'm wide awake and I'm in pain
[Verse 6]
A crowded room is a burning battlefield
If I don't move I'll come undone
My heart beats hard an ember striking steel
Where I walk now'd be a waiting room
[Verse 7]
Anxiety, how do you always get the best of me?
I should be living in a fantasy
I can't enjoy a goddamn thing
Anxiety, how am I never where I'm supposed to be?
Even with my lover sleepin' close to me
I'm wide awake and I'm in pain
I'm wide awake and I'm in pain
I'm wide awake and I'm in pain
Written by: Amanda Shires, Jason Isbell

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