Don't you put out a casket You ain't dying today But take the rings off your fingers If you take the south train Don't burn the matches You'll want to stay alive It's real cold where you're going
And its freezing on the pavement as I'm weaving through the streets I've been long since out of high school so I got nowhere to be I could never handle college so I grind my knuckles down I got to make these six strings sing babe
Well it's a long dark road and there are landmines that explode Under many of the steps that you take But who am I to sit here, blessed but distressed I should be screaming out baby I'm alive 'cause I've come this far and I've got this many scars So I cannot stop trying now No I can't, I cannot stop trying now
So put your foot to the pedal You're lagging behind Jumped straight off the short peer And never saw a line And everything's a dead line When you're trying to find some sleep What I wouldn't give to close my eyes
And it's cold in the windows So you move to the doors And you live off the ceiling When you're bored of the floors And you passed off the problem To get some cash to put down Well I hope the money comes in someday
And it's a long dark road and there are landmines that explode Under many of the steps that you take But who am I to sit here, blessed but distressed I should be screaming out baby I'm alive 'cause I've come this far and I've got this many scars So I cannot stop trying now No I can't, I can't stop now
And it's a long dark road and there are landmines that explode