For closing me down Christmas flared amongst us And we called it evergreen Built a world without your love Take me back to the catacombs I am tempted by her love Bluest eyes against my own skin I've never been so caught up Looking around I see memories

When I'll hold you again With my arms spread out With everything I know And the way things could go 'bout the weight of the world So live up my friend Step back again For somethings will be given For some you'll have to bend

Combat baby come back Combat baby come back baby Said it all before They try to kick it, their feet fall asleep Fight off the lethargy Don't go quietly Combat baby Said you would never give up easy Every mighty mild seventies child

Drunk all summer We're so late nights Drunk, drunk, drunk, drunk Red eyes, amnesia, on ice When I'm with you Another way now Like we're supposed to do Take you to the back now I'd take a shot for you

They're coming for me Running from the madhouse, they won't take me back Got the medicines to give me what I need Yes I'm burning up but music is my drug Doesn't matter if I shout or if I scream Men in white coats, coats, getting so close, close I feel a

Well now he's back in the atmosphere One without a permanent scar and did you miss me while you were Looking for yourself out there Did you finally get the chance to dance Along in the light of day yeah Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken

I was sittin' pretty cool country boy Looking big city She was up for some down home back road nitty gritty Hottest girl in the whole county sitting next to me Sittin' pretty She was sittin' pretty close I was getting warmer She was all chery lips

This is the best day of my life I'm the luckiest man alive We loaded up my old station wagon With a tent, Coleman, sleeping bags Some fishin' poles, a cooler of cokes, Three days before we had to back When your seven and your in your seventh heaven Going

You open up and what you gain is another hole Reaching out for a hand and I know The fear of losing all the trust that it craves And feel that parts of you are never coming back I used to think that life was ugly and a mess Well I was right but what else

The world won't get no better if we just let it be The world won't get no better we gotta change it yeah, just you and me Wake up everybody Wake up everybody no more sleepin' in bed No more backward thinkin' time for thinkin' ahead The world has changed