Livin' on in Vain

Blackbird flies high Yet I’ve been living under her high heels half my life I bought my ticket to her violence Drank from her tears and choked on her silence Still, she wins and she reigns Takes so much pleasure in my pain Laughing as my love lives on in vain Still, I crawl Peddling for love’s remains at her feet and getting nothing at all It feels so good When that mean old woman finally gives to you what she should But it strips my pride leaves only shame As she’ll punk me out again Cracking as my love live on in vain Oh somebody save me from myself As I take the needle to my vein And shoot it with her gorgeous name Slipping away aging at the pace of time While her razor eyes eat me alive Oh tell me it ain’t true That I’ve slaved over getting nothing from you Give me one more roll of the dice At a beggars chance of you even treating me nice As I pine for and I crave That wicked loving you hardly gave that keeps me livin’ on in vain