It was a bad time
To be a sensitive child
It was a bad time
To be out in the wild
Workin in the club
Out walkin the strip
Reachin for a kind hand
You start to lose your grip
Well I'm a lonely boy
But I aint a liar
I just feel like my brain's on fire
Stand on the stage
Take off your clothes
The way of the world is starting to show
And it's stone cold
Goin down slow
Now you know
That's how it goes
Now you know
Driving throught the ghetto
And it starts to rain
And the people in the shadows
They start running away
It feels like a bad dream
People sleeping in the park
And the little kids with ice cream
Crying in the dark
Well I'm a lonely boy
But I aint a liar
I just feel like my brain's on fire
All dolled up
With nowhere to go
The way of the world is starting to show
And it's stone cold
Goin down slow
Now you know
That's how it goes
Now you know
Turn your eyes away
Turn your eyes away
Turn your eyes away my babe
Oh from the cruelty
The cruelty
The cruelty of this land
Oh you will change your tune
You'll change your tune
You'll change your tune
One day
When you quit the scene
When you quit the band
Well I'm a lonely boy
But I aint a liar
I just feel like my brain's on fire
Stand on the stage
Take off your clothes
The way of the world is starting to show
And it's stone cold
Goin down slow
Now you know
That's how it goes
Now you know
And its stone cold