Be good to me as you once were when you pulled me from the brink of death My enemies were frenzied for a taste of my flesh And now I’ve got the same feeling again The beasts are closing in their teeth are dripping with rattlesnake poison
So I will run into Your open arms I’ve got nowhere else to go
I don’t want to live like this anymore Trading truth for the simple things I don’t want to live like this anymore Will You give me the will to sing out When I’m filled with the darkest of doubt When I’m down for the count
Protect me from mutiny From those who miscarried your baby From those who miscarried the truth so they could selfishly do whatever they thought was pleasing Protect me from insincerity From between their teeth it’s practically oozing Their eyes are hollow and blind they’re always wasting my time And it's time that I’m losing