My Papa told me to stay out of trouble

"When you've found your man, make sure he's for real!".



I've learned that nothing really lasts forever

I sleep with the scars I wear that won't heal

They won't heal.



Cos every time I seem to fall in love

Crash! Boom! Bang!

I find the heart but then I hit the wall

Crash! Boom! Bang!

That's the call, that's the game and the pain stays the same.



I'm walking down this empty road to nowhere

I pass by the houses and blocks I once knew.



My Mama told me not to mess with sorrow

But I always did, and Lord, I still do

I'm still breaking the rules

I kick it up

I kick it down.



Cos every time I seem to fall in love

Crash! Boom! Bang!

I find the heart but then I hit the wall

Crash! Boom! Bang!

That's my real middle-name

It has always been the same

That's the call, that's the game and the pain stays the same.



I still feel the heat

Slowly fallin' from the sky

And the taste of the kissing

Shattered by rain

Comin' tumblin' from behind

And the wild holy war.



I kick it up

I kick it down



And every time I seem to fall in love

Crash! Boom! Bang!

I find the roses dying on the floor

Crash! Boom! Bang!

That's the tall, that's the game and the pain stays the same

That's my real middle-name

It has always been the same.



Oh Yea Oh Yea Oh Yea Uh-huh

Been the same, been the same

It has always been the same.