Shame (A Song for Falling Down)

Well, I walked down the hill to the field where the grass grew tall I looked with my eyes out into the night sky with wonder as it filled with stars I didn't know what to think, I didn't know what to say Cause words they can fail and thoughts can be frail and shatter like brittle porcelain It's a shame - oh, the lengths we go to to lie to ourselves I used to play nylon strings but lately steel just feels right to me Cause if I'm already suffering for what I believe, then my fingers might as well bleed You say your mean because the world is shitty, you must prepare people to get through But the fact is the world's only shitty because it's filled with people like you Down the street from where I'm living, there's a dog that's been left by the street And every day when I walk to work, he tucks his tail between his legs and retreats And every day I say I'm gonna do it, I'll save my dog and I'll save my soul Yeah, every day I say I'm gonna do it, and every day I don't