I had to walk off, Jim with blood in my eye
I had to watch me and my friends from my hometown malfunction
And we couldn't say why
If we could only reveal the shame that we feel
And learn how to deal naturally
I rode my boat to the shore, there was no one to baptize
Had the wine from the good Lord, and the coat from the world war
Had the perfect disguise
And everybody but me, saw what I couldn't see
Had the right to agree naturally
(Ooh) at night I've been walking the valley from the hearth to the hippodrome
Overthrown (ooh, ooh)
I'm taking my leave from a world where I don't belong (ooh)
Even the swans out here don't sing their own songs
I've been trying to wrap my arms around it (I've been trying to wrap my arms around it)
But my head don't always feel like I'm handling it
Oh, without you, and all that you do
Well, I wouldn't be me naturally
(Ooh) at night I've been walking the valley from the hearth to the hippodrome
Overthrown (ooh, ooh)
I'm taking my leave from a world where I don't belong (ooh)
Even the swans out here don't sing their own songs
I've been trying to wrap my arms around it (I've been trying to wrap my arms around it)
But my head don't always feel like I'm handling it
Oh, without you, and all that you do
Well, I wouldn't be me naturally
Well, I wouldn't be me -
Ooh, I wouldn't be me naturally
There've been so many friends I've relied on (relied on)
So many shoulders I've cried on (I've cried on)
So many buzzes I've tied on (I've tied on)
So many crosses I've died on (I've died on)
There've been so many friends I've relied on (relied on)
So many shoulders I've cried on (I've cried on)
So many friends I've relied on (relied on)
And then someone come along and turned the light on