Once upon a time I could control myself Once upon a time I could control myself Once upon a time I could control myself Once upon a time I could control myself I was better then I was better then I was better then I was better then And my body tells me no, but I won't quit 'Cause I want more, 'cause I want more, 'cause I want more I want to live, I want to live, I want to live, I want to live I want to live, I want to live, I want to live, I want to live Once upon a time I could control myself Once upon a time I could control myself Once upon a time I could control myself Once upon a time I could control myself I was better then I was better then I was better then I was better then And my body tells me no, but I won't quit 'Cause I want more, 'cause I want more, 'cause I want more I want to live, I want to live, I want to live, I want to live I want to live, I want to live, I want to live, I want to live I am a prisoner I am a prisoner I am a prisoner I am a prisoner Yes, I am Oh, yes, I am Yes, I am Oh, yes, I am Once upon a time I could control myself Once upon a time I could control myself Once upon a time I could control myself Once upon a time I could control myself I was better then I was better then I was better then I was better then And my body tells me no, but I won't quit 'Cause I want more, 'cause I want more, 'cause I want more I want to live, I want to live, I want to live, I want to live I want to live, I want to live, I want to live, I want to live I am a prisoner I am a prisoner I am a prisoner I am a prisoner Yes, I am Oh, yes, I am Yes, I am Oh, yes, I am I am a prisoner Yes, I am Oh, yes, I am Yes, I am Oh, yes, I am

Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies Oh, he don't know, so he chases them away Oh, someday, yet to come, he'll be a human being Oh, someday, yet to come Poverty's the window to the soul The quicker if you're feeling to the walls Yeah, I ain't got no home in this world Yeah, I ain't got no home in this world Yeah, I ain't got no home in this world Yeah Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies Oh, he don't know, so he chases them away Oh, someday, yet to come, he'll be a human being Oh, someday, yet to come Freezing, rests his head on a pillow made of concrete, again Oh, feeling, oh, as he starts to cry Oh, at home, no, at home, he's a human being Oh, at home, no, at home, he's a human being Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies Oh, he don't know, so he chases them away Oh, someday, yet to come, he'll be a human being Oh, someday, yet to come

Son, she said, have I got a little story for you What you thought was your daddy was nothing but a- While you were sitting home alone, an innocent child She was out there with another man, living it up Yeah, you're alive Yeah, you're alive Yeah, you're alive Oh, oh, oh, oh She's a puzzle, no reason, no rhyme She's a heartache, a waste of time A venomous sting, a lover's plea A mother's touch, a lover's dream And the lights go out, and the night falls in And the curtain falls, and the show begins And the show goes on, and the show goes on And the show goes on, and the show goes on Yeah, you're alive Yeah, you're alive Yeah, you're alive Oh, oh, oh, oh Is something wrong? she said Of course there is You're still alive, she said But I'm not here And the lights go out, and the night falls in And the curtain falls, and the show begins And the show goes on, and the show goes on And the show goes on, and the show goes on Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, you're still alive Yeah, you're still alive Oh, you're still alive Yeah, you're still alive And the lights go out, and the night falls in And the curtain falls, and the show begins And the show goes on, and the show goes on And the show goes on, and the show goes on

Wait for the answer It's one day She's not coming back She's not coming back She's not coming back She's not coming back Why go home? Why go home? Why go home? Why go home? What you taught me Put me in a frame What you taught me Put me in a frame Why go home? Why go home? Why go home? Why go home? She's not coming back She's not coming back She's not coming back She's not coming back She's not coming back She's not coming back She's not coming back She's not coming back Why go home? Why go home? Why go home? Why go home? (Why go home?) (Why go home?) (Why go home?) (Why go home?)

Sheets of empty canvas Untouched sheets of clay Were her heart, her art To be filled with a new design As the first impression, I was touched, I was moved And the light came over me In a way, I got to know myself I got to know myself in a way I got to know myself in a way In a way, I got to know myself All the colors of the dark in your room All the colors of the dark in your room All the colors of the dark in your room All the colors of the dark in your room You are the black, the black You are the black, the black Oh, you are the black, the black You are the black, the black And as the colors of the dark in your room And as the colors of the dark in your room And as the colors of the dark in your room And as the colors of the dark in your room And all the colors of the dark in your room And all the colors of the dark in your room And all the colors of the dark in your room And all the colors of the dark in your room Oh, you are the black, the black You are the black, the black Oh, you are the black, the black You are the black, the black And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know I know you're not the only one I know you're not the only one I know you're not the only one I know you're not the only one I know you're not the only one I know you're not the only one I know you're not the only one I know you're not the only one I know you're not the only one I know you're not the only one I know you're not the only one I know you're not the only one I know you're not the only one I know you're not the only one I know you're not the only one I know you're not the only one

At home, drawing pictures of mountain tops With him on the top, 'lemme go, 'cause I wanna stay And I wanna play, 'lemme go Oh, yeah At home, drawing pictures of mountain tops With him on the top, 'lemme go, 'cause I wanna stay And I wanna play, 'lemme go Oh, yeah Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in turn today Seemed a harmless little guy But only for me, oh, yeah Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in turn today Seemed a harmless little guy But only for me, oh, yeah What's that? What's that, Dad? Got a gun, don't you point that on me What's that? What's that, Dad? Got a gun, don't you point that on me Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in turn today Seemed a harmless little guy But only for me, oh, yeah Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in turn today Seemed a harmless little guy But only for me, oh, yeah Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in turn today Seemed a harmless little guy But only for me, oh, yeah Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in turn today Seemed a harmless little guy But only for me, oh, yeah Try to forget this Try to erase this Try to forget this Try to erase this Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in turn today Seemed a harmless little guy But only for me, oh, yeah Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in turn today Seemed a harmless little guy But only for me, oh, yeah

Oh, I walked the world with you, babe Walked the world with you I walked the world with you, babe Walked the world with you I walked the world with you, babe Walked the world with you Oh, I walked the world with you, babe Walked the world with you I walked the world with you, babe Walked the world with you I walked the world with you, babe Walked the world with you Hold on, to the hand that brought you here Hold on, to the hand that brought you here Hold on, to the hand that brought you here Hold on, to the hand that brought you here And oh, I walked the world with you, babe Walked the world with you I walked the world with you, babe Walked the world with you I walked the world with you, babe Walked the world with you Hold on, to the hand that brought you here Hold on, to the hand that brought you here Hold on, to the hand that brought you here Hold on, to the hand that brought you here And oh, I walked the world with you, babe Walked the world with you I walked the world with you, babe Walked the world with you I walked the world with you, babe Walked the world with you

Hear my words, see my face, feel my need And I ain't sayin' nothin' wrong I'm just walkin' on Say my name, see my space, feel my love And I ain't sayin' nothin' wrong I'm just walkin' on What I've got, what I need, what I'll be And I ain't sayin' nothin' wrong I'm just walkin' on Hear my words, see my face, feel my need And I ain't sayin' nothin' wrong I'm just walkin' on It's a shame I can't be there But I won't be in your way I just want to say hey Oh, it's a shame I can't be there But I won't be in your way I just want to say hey What I've got, what I need, what I'll be And I ain't sayin' nothin' wrong I'm just walkin' on Hear my words, see my face, feel my need And I ain't sayin' nothin' wrong I'm just walkin' on It's a shame I can't be there But I won't be in your way I just want to say hey Oh, it's a shame I can't be there But I won't be in your way I just want to say hey Oh, the waves are breakin' on my back Oh, the waves are breakin' on my back Oh, the waves are breakin' on my back And I ain't sayin' nothin' wrong I'm just walkin' on It's a shame I can't be there But I won't be in your way I just want to say hey Oh, it's a shame I can't be there But I won't be in your way I just want to say hey Just want to say hey Yeah, just want to say hey Just want to say hey Yeah, just want to say hey

I don't mind stealing bread From the mouths of decadence But I can't feed on the powerless When my cup's already overfilled It's a secret garden, a secret garden It's a secret garden, a secret garden I use to think that I was sane Anyhow, I'm not so sure I don't wanna be a puppet, no I don't wanna be a whore It's a secret garden, a secret garden It's a secret garden, a secret garden Yeah, the picture on the wall It sees it all Yeah, the picture on the wall It sees it all It's a secret garden, a secret garden It's a secret garden, a secret garden Oh, a secret garden Oh, a secret garden Yeah, a secret garden

Oceans of nothin' Nothin' left to be Nothin' left to see Oh, I just want to feel Feel something real And there's a hole, where the blood runs cold And there's a hole, where the blood runs cold And there's a hole, where the blood runs cold And there's a hole, where the blood runs cold Oh, God, I just want to drown Drown in a comfortable bath I don't wanna go, I don't wanna go out I just wanna go in And there's a hole, where the blood runs cold And there's a hole, where the blood runs cold And there's a hole, where the blood runs cold And there's a hole, where the blood runs cold Oh, I wanna scream I want to feel Feel something Something real Yeah, feel something Feel somethin' Feel somethin' Feel somethin' Deep Deep Deep Deep Deep Deep Deep Deep Deep

Release me I am myself, I'm going to release myself Release me I am myself, I'm going to release myself I see the world I see the world and I see the world I see the world I see the world and I see the world Oh mother, I'm a man Oh father, I'm a man Oh mother, I'm a man Oh father, I'm a man I see the world I see the world and I see the world I see the world I see the world and I see the world Oh mother, I'm a man Oh father, I'm a man Oh mother, I'm a man Oh father, I'm a man I'm going to release myself I'm going to release myself I'm going to release myself I'm going to release myself I'm going to release myself I'm going to release myself I'm going to release myself I'm going to release myself Oh mother, I'm a man Oh father, I'm a man Oh mother, I'm a man Oh father, I'm a man Oh mother, I'm a man Oh father, I'm a man Oh mother, I'm a man Oh father, I'm a man I'm going to release myself I'm going to release myself I'm going to release myself I'm going to release myself I'm going to release myself I'm going to release myself I'm going to release myself I'm going to release myself