Here I am again
Pressed against these pearly gates
Claim they need to see
What's in my heart
In my heart
I'm crazed beyond belief
Without an answer to be found
To all these questions posed
I never fought
Never thought
I’d be so old and weary
And feelin so damned down
I’m fresh in from the cold
My face is taut
Face has taught me
That I'm destined
To always be the one
Who burns out
Like a raging son
But I don't wanna stay here
I don't think I could
Cus when you're selling of your soul
You sell it off for good
Battle to the death
Of forces intertwined
In the belly of the beast
I must go
I must show
Them heavens up above
And them fires down below
That soiled stench of past
I tried hide
Try to hide
That I understand the heartache
I insist upon the night
So swallow all the grief
You can find
You can find
That I'm destined
To always be the one
Who burns out
Like a raging son
But I don't want to stay here
I don't think I could
Cus when you're selling of your soul
You sell it off for good
I talk to myself
Beneath this billowed smoke
That helps me to ease
My weary mind
Troubled mind
Won't break free from this torment
I inflict upon myself
With the killer of all joy
By my side
I still try
To hold onto the hope that
One day I will return
Fortified with strength
I yearn to find
Hope to find
That I'm destined
To always be the one
Who burns out
Like a raging son
But I don't want to stay here
I don't think I could
Cus when you're selling of your soul
You sell it off for good
credits
from The Boy From The Bay,
released June 24, 2022
Vocals - Billy Woodward
Acoustic Guitar - Billy Woodward
Pedal Steel - Rich Hinman
Piano / Organ - Austin Cook
Upright Bass - Corey Kaiser
Drums / Percussion - Rob Heath
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