Was a time I would have cried

Those days have all gone by

You always walked a crooked line

And so did I

If I mentioned love I take it back

I saw your heart and it was black

I finally found out what you lack

And that's a soul



You read my thoughts, you knew my fears

Weren't as old as you appeared

But so much wiser than your years

And I was blind



You left a trail of rubber checks

Broken hearts and busted necks

What the fuck did I expect

I don't know



You can give your confession tomorrow

If you find a priest dumb enough to believe

It only hurts when I breathe



Purge and binge, binge and purge

Gorged on speed and bitter words

Found ourselves on B and 3rd

One more time

Feast and fast, burn and crash

Couldn't seem to make it last

You stole my confidence and cash

But I will survive



You can give your confession tomorrow

If you find a priest dumb enough to believe

It only hurts when I breathe



Tears and laughs, laughs and tears

Days are weeks and months are years

Up the on-ramp grinding gears

Away we go

Looking for a bar to burn

Waiting for the tide to turn

Some people never learn

And I should know



You can give your confession tomorrow

If you find a priest dumb enough to believe

And me I'll just beg steal and borrow

Because it only hurts when I breathe

It only hurts when I breathe