You were the son 
and you were 
the night 
and I've read your book 
over and over 
my youth 
was apropos// 

I tried 
so hard 
is redemption on it's way? 
our burdens beared 
I can see it in your teeth 
you [bad word] 
all these years 
and nothings gonna change 
and nothings gonna change// 

I can't 
explain 
how much 
it hurt 
or how disappointed I was// 

I tried 
so hard 
is redemption on it's way? 
our burdens beared 
I can see it in your teeth 
you [bad word] 
all these years 
and nothings gonna change 
and nothings gonna change// 

I'm not pure 
in the eyes of the Lord 
but what do I need His 
advice for? 
Oh, 
I prey 
I don't pray 
and I tried to reach you 
but it was fiction in disguise// 

I can't 
explain 
how much 
it hurt 
or how disappointed I was