(Here's the truth) I'm a little irresponsible most of the time I'm a man of my word but only when I ain't lying I say I'm not a hater but I hate to see you shine Especially if your shine is outshining mine I wanna be faithful but I keep running into

The race is almost run The days of Pearly Spencer A tenement, a dirty street Walked and worn by shoe less feet Inside it's long and so complete Watched by shivering sun Old eyes in a small child's face Watching as the shadows race Trough walls and cracks

Falling into everything, holding onto one another You're on the last train home again The last train home again This is the last song played in vain The last song played in vain This is all I ever could need to make the most of it Trying to get along in

Oh she saw my party She saw my party It's changing all to yellow And it's carvin' a path So now we're on our way It's takin' us some journeys While we wipe away frowns in the most crowded place Say why you never call me man you never seem to call now

What we are is the sum of a thousand lies What we know is almost nothing at all But we are what we are 'till the day we die Or 'till we don't have the strength to go on 'Till we don't have the strength to go on Welcome home They have tampered with the

Cuz they are the ones that you fear most All this and you trade it in for nothing The time has finally come you get a mouth full You only act on greed and by your actions this is proof And can't you see the flowers dying all around you Got your hands in

Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria The most beautiful sound I ever heard Say it loud and there's music playing Say it soft and it's almost like praying I'll never stop saying Maria All the beautiful sounds of the world in a single word Maria, Maria I've just met

Supper's almost done Go ahead and call your friends 'Cause we got room for everyone Let's make some memories, 'round this 9 foot pine At the family table It's just an old piece of wood On top of four legs It's got a few coffee stains, and a thousand

Shadows fall upon the wall, that's the time I miss your kiss most of all Even though I try, how can I go on Evening, every night you come and you find me And you always remind me that my baby's gone Evening, you got me deeply in your power Every minute

Cover up, rain down We wept on the edge of this town It's all I want it's all we want tonight There's lights that line these halls That beckon us to stay A glimmer in the distance That gathers all the stray And when I need it most