Cure

Polly's daddy was a hard shell preacher

talk about a ball and chain

the angel's wings were torn beyond repair

see they pounded it in that she was born with sin

so she almost went insane

and that's a very very very heavy cross to bear

when they spoil something inside your soul

and you just can't get it back

something takes the place of something pure

then you find you stand beside yourself

burning from the inside out

won't you lay me on the rock and let me take the cure

she points at god with a lightning rod

oh pass that bottle around

roll the dice and joke in jesus' name

never made much sense but in her own defense

she said that god had gunned her down

oh but I know now that religion was to blame

when they spoil something inside your soul

and you just can't get it back

something takes the place of something pure

then you find yourself beside yourself

learning from the inside out

won't you lay me on the rock and let me take the cure

the fire hails no warning

and at the crossing there she flies

she's tossing and she 's turning

I will be there when she rises

the day came in like a silent friend

and took my tears away

I felt the light shining in my room

I was paralyzed so I closed my eyes

it took me to another place

and if I ever come back here it'll be too soon