| I took a drag off a cigarette |
| While I was waiting for the world to end |
| Taking the piss with this, I’ve just been thinking |
| There’s some things I could’ve done different |
| You would’ve and you should’ve but you can’t come up |
| The demon you’ve been feeding’s got his foot on your throat |
| The words won’t kill it if you keep them in |
| So I pick up the pen; hey, that’s the brakes |
| You go to mice from men |
| Crawling in the gutter when the snakes get in |
| I was standing on the corner at Route 6A West |
| I was not present when the music died |
| I did a little of this and that |
| I did a whole lot of no damn good; that’s a fact |
| But I never sold my soul for this, never will |
| Still, I consider myself a lucky one |
| Everybody wants a good train wreck |
| It entertains them |
| The days get hot, the storms get wild |
| The lightning gives it hell; well that’s the brakes |
| You go to mice from men |
| Crawling in the gutter when the snakes get in |
| I was standing on the corner at Route 6A West |
| I was not present when the music died |
| You’re not too old |
| You’ve got a place here |
| You’re not vulnerable; give it a try |
| The ones who leave you when you’re wounded |
| Will be the first in line to say they always knew that you could do it |
| I got love for the place I live, love for the places I’ve been |
| I bring the wrath in the right directions |
| I do what I want |
| Number one |
| Number one |
| Come on, sing the words back to me |
| We’re here for the beat and your company |
| It’s so easy to write about sex and blood |
| And all that shit I got no love for |
| It’s turning out just like I thought it would |
| Turning lemons into lemonade so it’s all good |
| You know I’ve always had love for this, always saw the bright side |
| Don’t that sound nice? Yeah, that’s the brakes |
| You go to mice from men |
| Crawling in the gutter when the snakes get in |
| I was standing on the corner at Route 6A West |
| Trying to make sense of this ugly mess |
| I was not present when the music died |
| Not present when the music died |