IT’S WINTER TIME & THE SNOW & THE WIND
IT’S BEEN SOME TIME SINCE I’VE GONE OUT
I’VE GOT NO REASON FOR THE SHAPE THAT I’M IN
UNLESS A BROKEN SPIRIT COUNTS

I MAKE MY WAY DOWN TO SOME LOWER PARTS
I BUY MY DRUGS FROM A CHILD
I GET A FEELING & IT STOPS & IT STARTS…

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AND IF I DON’T PAINT A PRETTY PICTURE
DON’T HANG ME ON YOUR WALL
I’M NOT ASKING FOR A CURE
I’M JUST RIDING FOR A FALL

THERE’S A HOLE & THE ROOF & THE RAIN
IT’S BEEN SO COLD BUT NOT ENOUGH
THERE’S NOTHING WRONG IT’S THE WAY IT’S ALWAYS BEEN
I DON’T REALLY HOLD A GRUDGE

I TAKE A LOOK OUT FROM THE WINDOW IN THE WALL
AND THERE’S A GIRL I’LL NEVER KNOW
I FEEL THE EMPTINESS BUT NOT FOR LONG…

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YOU KNOW I NEVER GOT NEAR ENOUGH
ALL I HAD I MIXED WITH STRONGER STUFF
RAISE A GLASS TO THE COST OF LOVE

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