I'm bleedin' American gold, gold, gold, yeah, yeah I lost some friends, some friends that I didn't want to I lost some stars, my heart bleeds red, white, and blue I've been in and out of the fire battling for you (oh oh) Bleeding on American soil I bleed

So let's go back to our cocoon On the blackened afternoon I see your heart is bleeding too Eh-ah, eh-ah, oh Let me bleed instead of you Let me bleed instead of you, let me bleed, let me bleed Eh-ah, eh-ah, eh-ah, eh-oh Eh-ah, eh-ah, let me bleed, let me

Love lies bleeding in my hands And love lies bleeding in my hand Oh it kills me to think of you with another man I was playing rock and roll and you were just a fan But my guitar couldn't hold you so I split the band The roses in the window box Have

I'm bleeding me Caught under wheels roll I can't take it Oh, the bleeding of me Can't stop to save my soul I take the leash that's bleeding me I'm diggin' my way I'm diggin' my way to somethin' I'm diggin' my way to somethin' better I'm pushin' to stay