I wish I would've been the man you know today
A year or two ago when I was scared of the rain
And that you would've seen me waiting for your sweet black cherry smile
Before I knew your name I drank on fire and blood
Never thought that any death would ever be enough
Cause every pregnant silence that soothed me turned out to be stillborn
Darlin' can't you see I'm just too old for your youth
See you're very mature but the things that I've been through
They're enough to make a man not wish himself on an enemy
People I've held close will tell you I'm the worst
I periodically agree but man what's it worth?
I've spent more time asleep at the wheel than I have in bed
A succubus once told me that I lack a soul
I shrugged it off at the time but now I'm not so sure
I spend every day thinkin' 'bout people I never meant to hurt
Liars thieves and killers tend to eat pretty well
So I stay hungry cause I'd rather live in shit than a cell
But still the question begs the answer 'Who am I to starve?'
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