I don't know why you say "goodbye", I say "hello, hello, hello" You say "goodbye" and I say "hello, hello, hello" You say "yes", I say "no" You say "stop" but I say "go, go, go" I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello I say "high", you say "low"

But you're a king and I'm a lion-heart. A lion-heart, a lion-heart, a lion-heart, a lion-heart Howling ghost they reappear In mountains that are stacked with fear And in the sea that's painted black, Creatures lurk below the deck Taking over this town,

And I'm staring down the barrel of a 45 Swimming through the ashes of another life No real reason to accept the way things have changed Staring down the barrel of a 45 What ever happened to the young man's heart? Swallowed by pain, as he slowly fell

I don't mind Through the window into my life There's this vine trying to climb There's this wine trying to find It's way from the bottle into my mind There's a black hole pulling me in I slowly bend till I see the back of my own sins I stole my soul from

Pacing the cage Sunset is an angel weeping Holding out a bloody sword No matter how I squint I cannot Make out what it's pointing toward Sometimes you feel like you've lived too long Days drip slowly on the page You catch yourself I've proven who I am so

I see a dust trail following an old red Nova Baby blue eyes, your head on my shoulder You don't look a day over fast cars and freedom That sunset river bank first time feeling Wait, baby, don't move, right there it is T-shirt hanging off a dogwood branch

Alright alright Financially, I'm a pauper, But when it comes to lovin I'm alright. I'm not in a position to maintain you, The way that you're accustomed to, Can't take you out to fancy places, Like other fellows that I know can do, I'm only able to

Dig bury me underneath Everything that I am rearranging Everything that I was slowly changing Let me help you tie the rope around your neck Let me help to talk you the wrong way off the ledge Of any mother fucker that´s thinkin´ they can change me White

Then we'd see the day when nobody died If everyone cared and nobody cried If everyone loved and nobody lied If everyone shared and swallowed their pride Amen I, Amen I, Amen I, I'm alive Then we'd see the day, we'd see the day When nobody died From

You don't have to go, Stay the night and we'll take it slow We don't have to know how far we're going If you want to stay, Well, we could go all the way We can just forget it in the morning And I'm hoping, praying, something will rescue me Before I give