I learned about jail today
I learned about prison
I started floating like an angel trembling in the darkness
As I was strapped to my bed after cutting my wrists with a shovel
I didn't want to do it but I had to
Now I pick up dirt and cement with that shovel
Building my way out of here
I hear the loathsome voices
Suddenly, I feel responsible
After all these years as a boy
I hear the loathsome voices
I pitch in for a cause
It means that I want to-I want to-I want to get to the turnaround at thirty
The soft way isn't working
I never make the same mistake with checkers
It's like building security for the future
As I suffer and I wilted on the edge as thin as the wall between us
Stuck in the mud
Takers can't be makers
We laid on the ground until we were covered with ants
Looking for shooting stars
We spent all last night on the mattress and the picnic table
We used to do what we could do
Whatever we chose
I was lost and found it today as I took a ride
From the Mexican mornings
A low bird
"Fight back" they say
My self-respect is like a leaning pencil
Angry me, angry me, angry me
I'm scared of death
Fight back they say
Oh let me touch you
You must think I'm sick
I think about only going for you now, now and now
Although I'm a selfish man
And my cat is in a frenzy, I give her my love
I think about only going for you
Although I'm a selfish man
I don't want it your way
Strangers want proof, and they do it the right way
George, you are my idol inspiration
In the sixth grade, as they jumped at you and tried to cut your hair off
Rock and roll casualty
I drifted and forgot your name (screaming for shooting stars)
Even when you told me
Takers can't be makers (takers can't be makers)
We looked for bats (we looked for bats)
We lay on the ground until we were covered with ants (we laid on the ground until we got covered with ants)
Looking for shooting stars
We spent all night on the mattress and the picnic table
I lost and found it today
