Rattlesnake

Losing touch in Tennessee Freedom's got the best of me And goddamn my opportunities And goddamn this easy livin' Gasping for the mountain air Crawling up the campus stairs My throne is an electric chair I'm stunned with indecision Pray for upgrades on my soul Tearing through an open road Questionin' my moral code And screaming at a windshield Knowing better all along Knowing all I know is wrong Throwing up my alcohol Am I making this a big deal? Oh, my skull is just a big white house To some punk-ass kids from outta town They stay up late and talk real loud And sometimes I feel like kicking them out Self-absorbed most of the time Obsessed with sex and suicide The dreams of Texas girls gone by I lie like California Stumblin' over all the states Mumblin' like a basket case "Oh, love is like a rattlesnake Before it bites, it tries to warn ya" But my heart is just a little boy Holding hands like brand-new toys Drunk on freedom, stuck on choice Just cooing for the rattle's noise Out of town and two klicks past Found the western diamondback It blocks my self-destructive path I laugh, it shakes its tail Says, "If you hurt all of your friends And disappear around the bend You bet you come right back again Try to love, though you may fail"