I can see it's going nowhere
A hopeless case full of mistakes
And tender warfare
In a town where longing lingers
They will count the times you fall
On broken fingers
Curing care with penicillin
Meant to regulate the way
You hold your children
Loving only when it looks good
God forbid you ever step
Outside of girlhood
God forbid you ever know
The heart that needs you
Or bring comfort
To the hand that feeds you
All the promises came to nothing
You went back on your word
But I'll tell you something
I'll be gone when you call again
You're gonna wake up alone
In a world of shame
Wake up alone in a world of shame
I can hear the shallow breathing
From the battered corpse of kindness
As you're leaving
In the lanes where youth eroded
We compose the sacred songs
While fully loaded
God forbid you ever show an honest feeling
Push your head above your father's ceiling
All the promises came to nothing
You went back on your word
But I'll tell you something
I'll be gone when you call again
You're gonna wake up alone
In a world of shame
All the promises came to nothing
You went back on your word
But I'll tell you something
I'll be gone when you call again
You're gonna wake up alone
In a world of shame
All the promises came to nothing
You went back on your word
But I'll tell you something
I'll be gone when you call again
You're gonna wake up alone
In a world of shame
Wake up alone in a world of shame
Wake up alone in a world of shame