But it's alright, it's alright They only hear of the things that you know of And you're wishing one day you will soar So let's have a talk Like grownups do Let's do the things that grown folks do There's a lot of silly young girls wanna show off And

But I'm finally standing upright on the ground To find my mind's still fairly sound But I know I've said the same about them all We've received our education In the cities of the nation, me and Paul After takin' several readings I'm surprised I guess

And from there I see the neon grids of cities And six million people that keep their fires lit I threw a party in my name But the hours crawled by and no one came So I bowed my head and I prayed for wings To take me from this place, fuck you The day I

And God knows, I'm not dying but I breathe now And God knows, it's the only way to heal now With all the blood I lost with you It drowns the love I thought I knew Alarms will ring for eternity The waves will break every chain on me That feeling, that

'Cause I always have to steal my kisses from you Always have to steal my kisses from you I put into Nashville, Tennessee But you wouldn't even come around to see me You seemed to headin' up to Carolina You know I gonna be right there behind you Now I

Baby I'll try to love again but I know The first cut is the deepest Baby I know the first cut is the deepest When it come to loving me she's the worst But when it come to being lucky she's cursed I still want you by my side Just to help me dry the tears

I got nothing And my mates are all there trying to calm me down 'Cause I'm shouting your name all over the town I'm swearing if I go there now I can change her mind turn it all around And I know that I'm drunk but I'll say the words And she'll listen

Unravel me, unravel I know you're trying But you'll never unravel me Something in the sun or the air Is making me wanna run away from here I know that you want me to stay with you, but no So I'll keep on making excuses about the sun, the earth, the rays

I'm the son of all I've done Impostor, been fostered I will tell you what I can But your mind will take a stand I sing of a greater love Let me know when you've had enough Then my new father drained my dirty blood Then my new father drained my dirty

Love ain't for keeping Lay down beside me Lay down my darling Layin' on my back In the newly mown grass Rain is coming down But I know the clouds will pass You bring me tea Say "the babe's a-sleepin'"