Listen To This

Oh mamma When I break my bones Or bathe in the river of death When my heart rings Humming like the guitar strings And I sigh my last living breath Well it’s all right ‘cause when I’m getting back I know that you’ll be wrapping your arms around me And I won’t need to feel bad I sit and cry when I’m getting high Time to put the shackles on me, honey And you don’t even ask why Through the lane we were running In the midnight hour When the rain and the thunder Came crashing down We were right in the middle of an air raid drill Clawing at the table for the final pill In a car like a mirror Going back in time When i was you as a child I couldn’t recognize you But I knew right there Could only mean one thing Yesterday was only what tomorrow would bring But it’s all right when I’m getting back I know that you’ll be wrapping your arms around me And I won’t need to feel bad I sit and cry when I’m getting high Time to put the shackles on me, honey And you don’t even ask why