I have broken many promises,
thrown cautions to the wind
Rebelled in my youth but here you come again

You are the message in the bottle,
a light that never dims
And though I let you down

you'll always be my friend

Put my faith in fairy tales,

believe what I was told
I've watched the holy eat their own,
suck the meat lick the bone

There is only one voice
my universal guide
You've always been beside me

even when I wanted to die

I will never forget,

I will have no regrets
I don't want to cheat anyone
Don't want to steal from anyone

Don't want to lie
Don't want to quit
Don't want to leave any doubt

Step on anyone,
hurt anyone,
curse anyone


Sometimes I itch and squirm
to crawl out of my skin

You put your arm around me
like the air that I take in
Won't push no needle in my arm

or bathe in gasoline
Never swear in Jesus name
or hide behind the pain