A single shot rang out
In the street
And my heart grew still with fear
Will this cold wind never cease?
Will I make it through this year?

My father, he once told me
Boy, you're gonna learn someday
And something changed in me that evening
No brute force could ever sway

And my eyes are open wide
I've seen some things that
Might surprise
And all the ghosts I chase across this land
Won't leave my troubled mind
There's a war playing out on the TV
Based on lies from those above
Oh it should come as no surprise
I need your love

So if this wave breaks clean
Shall we dance?
I will stomp and spin and scream
For every fumbled fuck up I make
Oh the bitterness
Of Youth

Girl I fell out of this tree
And hit the ground
I skinned my knees
And somehow woke up
In your apple cart
And it's where I want to stay

So if you're walking home
If you have to go
If you're wide awake
Tossing
To and fro'
If this time you're gone for certain
And you're stranded in the blue
Then i will tread the deepest ocean
Pray this come and takes me to

And my eyes are open wide
I've seen some things that
Might surprise
And all the ghosts I chase across this land
Won't leave my troubled mind
And there's a war on our front doorsteps
Based on lies from those above
Oh it should come as no surprise
I need your love

Oh it should come as no surprise
Oh it should come as no surprise
I need your love