Another night and sleep escapes me
I cling to my pillow like a bride
I pass the time closing corners of my mind
I have something there to hide
Oh sin, oh sin
It leaves me here without and hollowed out within
Oh sin, oh sin
Like a fool to his folly, I keep coming back again
And his children are all sleepless
Inventing their excuses why
We play the game dividing up the blame
Against our father's own reply
Oh sin, oh sin
It leaves you all without and hollowed out within
Oh sin, oh sin
Like a fool to his folly, you keep coming back again
Oh, and it leaves you far from home
It's a bright and burning fire that leaves you cold as stone
Makes you everybody's friend
Leaves you desperately alone
It's a price too high to pay
Turn off the news and try to sleep now
'Cause I'm losing track of shooting sprees
And I can't abide another symptom analyzed
When it's all the same disease
Oh sin, oh sin
It leaves us here without and hollowed out within
Oh sin, oh sin
Like a fool to his folly, we keep coming back again
Oh sin, oh sin
Like a fool to his folly, we keep coming back
Coming back, coming back, coming back again
And again, we keep coming back again
Why do we, why, why, why do we love what leaves us empty?
Do we love what leaves us hollow and here without, here without?
Hollowed out within
We keep coming back again, and again, and again
Oh, tell me why, why, why do we
Father, my father, why do we keep coming back again?
Yeah, we keep coming back, yeah, we keep coming back
Yeah, we keep coming back again, and again
Why? Why?
We all like sheep have gone astray
Each is turning his own way
Why?
We confess, just confess, I confess