My papa told me:
"Just stay out of trouble.
?2 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

Cause every time
?3 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 [bad word] ?4 I kick it up
I kick it down

Cause 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
?5 (Slowly falling from the sky)
And the taste of the kissing
Shattered by rain [bad word] tumbling from behind)
And the wild holy war
I kick it up
I kick it down

Cause 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 call 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