[ Featuring Eric Hopper ]
I lost you a while ago, and i still don't know why
I can't say your name without a crow flying by
Gotta watch my back now that you turned me around
You got me walking backwards into my hometown
Throw me a rope on the rolling tide
What did you want me to be
You said its him or me
The way you made it
That's the way it will be
It was seven years on that burning shore
With gatling guns and paint
Working the lowlands door to door
Like a latter day saint
Then you turned me out at the top of the stairs
You took all the glory that you just couldn't share
Throw me a rope on the rolling tide
What did you want me to be
You said it's him or me
The way you made it
That's the way it will be
I've never been so disabused
I've never been so mad
I've never been served anything that tasted so bad
You might need a friend any day now any day
Oh my brother be careful
You are drifting away
Throw me a rope on the rolling tide
What did you want me to be
You said it's him or me
The way you made it
That's the way it will be
