You of destruction Of hope's deconstruction Innocence is lost when The blood of innocents I never ask myself why injustice befell me Accepted of the fact, Try and live a life of peace

No use old girl You may as well surrender Your hopes are getting slender Why won't somebody send a tender blue boy To cheer up little girl blue Sit there and count your fingers What can you do Old girl you're through Just sit there and count your little

Talking to the moon In hopes you're on The other side Talking to me too Or am I a fool Who sits alone I know you're somewhere out there Somewhere far away I want you back

Roll on, roll on, roll on, night birds are flyin' Come on, the light is gone, hope's slowly dyin' Tell me how you come ridin' through On the long and lonely road to kingdom come On the ragged, rugged road to kingdom come There's a rugged road on the

To the centre of the city in the night, waiting for you To the centre of the city where all roads meet, waiting for you To the depths of the ocean where all hopes sank, searching for you Well I was moving through the silence without motion, waiting for

Getting any better than this (Rat a tat tat Rat a tat tat tat hey) We're all fighting growing old Rat a tat tat Rat a tat tat tat hey In the hopes Of a few minutes more To get on St. Peter's list

I know it was you He whispers secrets through a thick mustache And she listens to him Flicks her cigarette's ash And smoke hangs velvet curtains And hides her lips And she hopes to hell it's worth all her health risks 'Cause everyone requires a plan I

Dear life, I'm holding on Dear life, I'm holding on, uh How long must I wait Before the thrill is gone, uh You sang your swan song to the dogs 'Cause they made mincemeat of the dreams you hung your hopes on So you cut it out, well your sins cost While

'Cause I'm a man on a wire, on a wire I'm just a man on a wire, oh My heart is in my throat I'm counting on high hopes to get me over you And I've got my eyes closed As long as the wind blows I'm counting on high hopes to get me over you, you I'm a man

I've watched them build Upon these empty hearts False hopes of lossless paradise Gathering together The dead hearts beat as one Stillborn comfort feeding lies Through answers of self denial Divided between a dissolute self And the sorrow of sincere