Cry for absolution Put your hands up and reach for the sky You'll be down on your knees and you'll cry All those things that you desire You will find there in the fire Ever since you were born you've been dying Every day a little more you've been dying

How about you? well now is it me Well don't be afraid Nothing's really ever supposed to last Everybody needs to breathe the air Is it just me or do you feel a little strange Is it just me or do you feel a change Now is it me isn't it strange at times a

We're walking, we're walking So walk this way! Walk this way! Make the elevator come a little faster I'm pushing all the buttons but nothing's happening Please god don't let anybody see me Please god, I'll do anything you ask of me I promise no more

A little more than life's been wasted Since you went away, nothing's changed We stick together, it won't last forever So why is there so much pain? I can't explain This war I fought without you It's all in my head, well step aside And succumb

People throw rocks at things that shine, So don't you worry your pretty little mind, And life makes love look hard, The stakes are high, The water's rough, Elevator buttons and morning air, Strangers silence makes me want to take the stairs, If you were

Turn your face Walk away until you're not standing at my door Turn your face, walk away and stay In my memory, all the small things, like daggers in my mind In my memory, while my head bleeds, the words I'll never find That I always meant to say to you I

Don't you worry about me He is good, so good, he makes promises he keeps No he's never gonna leave So don't you worry about me And he treats your little girl like a real man should Mama you taught me to do the right things So now you have to let your

You know on every pay day She'd be standing around the landing crying You know love make you do things you don't want to do Your little trouble is coming home some day You know I had a job on the levee I had a good looking woman who lived in Hughes I had

Let's throw a little after party A candle on the tailgate A sky full of moon and a million crazy little things to do Baby, just me and you Baby, I can't wait to get this thing started Somebody blew out the speakers when the kick went Bonfires burn down

These are the things that you don’t think about When you think about me Like faith in the faithful I was the loyal in your loyalty I put my cards on your table And I treated you like royalty But you’re gonna think about them when I’m gone A dynasty, I