Till The Water Runs Dry

Two young convicts sitting on the railroad tracks
they say, this train ain’t going nowhere, and there’s no going back
all my life’s been fightin, all my love’s been rage
never had a girl of my own or a friend my age
I’m so sick and tired of being tired and sick
paying off my preacher & giving my soul to the rich
I never hurt nobody, but here I sit
they took a good year of my life for a couple lousy hits
I ain’t got nobody but myself to blame
this ain’t no race, and it sure ain’t no game

Chorus:
I wanted to tell you, the one thing I learned
when you’re playing with fire, you’re bound to get burned
as for me, I’ll keep running, till I learn how to fly
yeah I’ll keep swimming, till the water runs dry

A lonely Juliet sitting by herself on the fence
her hair blows wild, and her eyes look tense
she says, “this deck I’ve been played, ain’t got no kings
and the Jokers here all say hateful things
If I had half a mind, I’d just hold my chips
tell that damn dealer I don’t need no more hits
cause I’ve gambled some of my best years away
and I ain’t go no one, but my self to blame

(Chorus)

The quiet pachyderm patiently waits his turn
as the last of several meetings, finally adjourn
he thinks, I ain’t done nothing, but try my best
but I’m still workin in this circus at the same old desk
I guess I must’ve got confused by all these one way streets
and I’ve surely come too far now to try and retreat
now the high wire’s on fire and all the clowns left town
but there’s money in the meter, and faith all around
I ran a damn fine race, but played another mans game
but I ain’t got no one but my self to blame

(Chorus)

~ by jeremy3892 on July 2, 2009.