Lyrics to Newborn

This town bleeds like an open wound

You found no peace in a rented room

And every brick sings a different tune

Either kissed or cried on every avenue

Well as she steals an hour from the darkest night

Wraps it up in gold and gives me some light

‘til there's nothing but shivers going down my spine

Rather wake for an hour than sleep for a lifetime

Well I make my way through the rain torn street

Past the drunks and their pieces of meat

The alcohol now clouds their minds

Souls are wishing for closing time

And the coat she bought is bound to keep me warm

Buttons are hanging off, sleeves are torn

The wind outside howls like a newborn

Please tell me why I'm here before you tell me to stay

The big bang doesn't care if I pray

Well I could fill my time in a million ways

Put a little bit of sunshine in my day

There's still a swing on the old oak tree

Where we used to play, my brother and me

And sometimes I feel like going home

But home is a childhood memory

Well I cried a tear when I heard the news

Really nothing that I could say or do

It's the hardest lesson I ever learned

Light a candle just to watch it burn

So you get caught up in a raging winter storm

All the lights are off and the curtains are drawn

You can live like a king but you die like a newborn

Well I rolled a take me from place to place

Gonna let this hair grow from my face

And where I'm bound I cannot tell

If you believe the bible then I'm bound for hell

Well I got a lover now she got me

She knows a place inside my dreams

If I sell this ring it'll make me sad

I'll buy me a brand new sleeping bag

There's a map of the stars on her chest

There's a universe sitting behind her eyes

But I'll meet you at 6 after some rest

We'll get paid, we'll get drunk and we'll get by

Chase the sunset until the morning

We'll sleep through a thousand world wars

And I'll smile like a widow but cry like a newborn