Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
I can't keep coming back to this
My one excuse is ignorance
And I find myself at fault with every charge I come against
These pixels pull me underneath
The ocean surface and I see
The spheres of air that kept me living as I sink beneath
Well I keep my secrets like a hangman keeps his noose
Tied down at the bottom so I know nothing shakes its way...through
We both know there's a side to every story
But the odds are stacked against me
And I can't blame you
I need an intervention
My eyes have become the rope around my neck
And I'm hanging by a thread
Don't drown, I just kick my feet
The wind, I just kick my wings
My mind has become the means to a corporate end
And I'm hanging off the edge
Don't drown, I just kick my feet
The wind, I just kick my wings
I keep my weakness like a mother keeps her child
Kept safe from the world so I know no one knows what I've...become
We both know there's a side to every story
But the odds are stacked against me
And I can't blame you
I need an intervention
I need an intervention
My eyes have become the rope around my neck
And I'm hanging by a thread
Don't drown, I just kick my feet
The wind, I just kick my wings
My mind has become the means to a corporate end
And I'm hanging off the edge
Don't drown, I just kick my feet
The wind, I just kick my wings
I can't keep coming back to this
My one excuse is ignorance
And I find myself at fault with every charge I come against
These pixels pull me underneath
The ocean surface and I see
The spheres of air that kept me living as I sink beneath
My eyes have become the rope around my neck
And I'm hanging by a thread
Don't drown, I just kick my feet
The wind, I just kick my wings
My mind has become the means to a corporate end
And I'm hanging off the edge
Don't drown, I just kick my feet
The wind, I just kick my wings
My one excuse is ignorance
And I find myself at fault with every charge I come against
These pixels pull me underneath
The ocean surface and I see
The spheres of air that kept me living as I sink beneath
Well I keep my secrets like a hangman keeps his noose
Tied down at the bottom so I know nothing shakes its way...through
We both know there's a side to every story
But the odds are stacked against me
And I can't blame you
I need an intervention
My eyes have become the rope around my neck
And I'm hanging by a thread
Don't drown, I just kick my feet
The wind, I just kick my wings
My mind has become the means to a corporate end
And I'm hanging off the edge
Don't drown, I just kick my feet
The wind, I just kick my wings
I keep my weakness like a mother keeps her child
Kept safe from the world so I know no one knows what I've...become
We both know there's a side to every story
But the odds are stacked against me
And I can't blame you
I need an intervention
I need an intervention
My eyes have become the rope around my neck
And I'm hanging by a thread
Don't drown, I just kick my feet
The wind, I just kick my wings
My mind has become the means to a corporate end
And I'm hanging off the edge
Don't drown, I just kick my feet
The wind, I just kick my wings
I can't keep coming back to this
My one excuse is ignorance
And I find myself at fault with every charge I come against
These pixels pull me underneath
The ocean surface and I see
The spheres of air that kept me living as I sink beneath
My eyes have become the rope around my neck
And I'm hanging by a thread
Don't drown, I just kick my feet
The wind, I just kick my wings
My mind has become the means to a corporate end
And I'm hanging off the edge
Don't drown, I just kick my feet
The wind, I just kick my wings
Lyrics submitted by fedorov1fan
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