He certainly did earn that reputation.
Soma is what they would take when
Hard times opened their eyes
Saw pain in a new way
High stakes for a few names
Racing against sunbeams
Losing against fig trees
In your eyes
And I am
Stop
And go
In your eyes
See, I am
Stop
And go
In your eyes
Let's go
When I saw her for the first time
Lips moved as her eyes closed
Heard something in his voice
"And I'll be there," he says
Then he walks out
Somehow he was tryin'
Too hard to be like them
And I am
Stop
And go
In your eyes
And I am
Stop
Oh, darlin' let me go
Tried it once and they liked it
And tried to hide it
Says, "I've been doin' this twenty-five years"
Well, I'm not listenin' no more
And these friends, they keep asking for more
Oh, yeah
Oh, but that's it
Hard times opened their eyes
Saw pain in a new way
High stakes for a few names
Racing against sunbeams
Losing against fig trees
In your eyes
And I am
Stop
And go
In your eyes
See, I am
Stop
And go
In your eyes
Let's go
When I saw her for the first time
Lips moved as her eyes closed
Heard something in his voice
"And I'll be there," he says
Then he walks out
Somehow he was tryin'
Too hard to be like them
And I am
Stop
And go
In your eyes
And I am
Stop
Oh, darlin' let me go
Tried it once and they liked it
And tried to hide it
Says, "I've been doin' this twenty-five years"
Well, I'm not listenin' no more
And these friends, they keep asking for more
Oh, yeah
Oh, but that's it
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