One To My Left

Did you ever have to do the thing you swore you’d never

do

Something filthy and impatient

Something churlish, bold and shrewd

Sit down my boy and I’ll tell you exactly how I crawled

right through

Gathering your confidence and hear the story of a man

who came undone

First you weigh up your commitments, where your

loyalties really lie

And if you bump into Jesus, you just look him in the

eye

Tell him that you’re fine, silently return to

sharpening your knife

And finally when the time comes, think of who you

really need

And close your eyes so tightly think they’ll bleed

Never drop your guard or let them know, the thoughts

inside your head

Just do what you've always done, they'll all wish you

were dead

Or crush your heart, your spirit and your soul but keep

your eyes ahead

Remember when the time comes, there'll be nowhere you

can hide

It'll just be you, your heart and your bruised pride

Never break the line, never click your heels in time

If your heart's anything like mine that's not the way

Don’t get comfortable down there

Don’t pretend that it's always fair

And your fingers crossed

And it's not your loss

So if you really want to you can stay

You can stay

Never drop your guard and let them, know the thoughts

inside your head

Just do what you’ve always done, they'll all wish you

were dead

They’ll crush your heart, the spirit and your soul but

keep your eyes ahead

Then someday when your bones break, and you dont know

gifts from theft

Drink yourself away one to my left

Never break the line, never click your heels in time

If your heart's anything like mine that's not the way

Don’t get comfortable down there

Don’t pretend that it's always fair

And your fingers crossed

And it’s not your loss

So if you really want to you can stay

You can stay