The Light

Well the poison called again and said don't worry my friend

I'll be waiting up for you when you get in

And tonight we'll chase the light that never ends

And it's all that I can do to keep my thoughts away from you

And not come diving in head first in full pursuit

Load me up and shoot me off to find some truth

Why you're gone and I'm still living proof

But I keep the wolves at bay and other fixes light my way

But the kind that won't dig an early grave

And I can't tell you why my soul wants to hurt

I ain't figured out the reasons why my bones prefer the dirt

Yeah the pain keeps me from being numb n' helps me with my work

And I wear the veil of misery I deserve

Well the boys back home they blame me but it's the distant hate that saves me

Keeps me mean and keen while giving me just enough thrill

To hold me steady and keep my nose out of the pills

Keeps me ready to hold the ghosts off from those hills

But Somewhere on that ridge where your body's lying stiff

I hear my fate calling out to me

And I can't tell you why my soul wants to hurt

I ain't figured out the reasons why my bones prefer the dirt

Yeah the pain keeps me from being numb n' helps me with my work

And I wear the veil of misery I deserve

Well the poison called again and said don't worry my friend

I'll be waiting up for you when you get in

And tonight we'll chase the light that never ends