The Last Feast

What'd I say ? What did I do ?

To cause a bond between the devil and you ?

Who'd I kill ? Who did I maim ?

Why did I become a victim of blame ?

I said my prayers, I kept my promises too

I did all the things I said I was gonna do

Bright lights and wicked noises

They keep my mind from resting

I ain't getting no sleep.

Sweet angels, open my eyes

I been dreaming I've been paralysed

Sweet angels, open my eyes

I been dreaming I'm in Paradise.

Forgive me, Lord, if I live life like a fool

A joker maybe from an innocent school

Or in a past life if I played like a clown

I never meant to show contempt for your crown.

Who'd I trash ? Who did I burn ?

What'd I say to cause you so much concern ?

It's getting dark now and I'm awaiting your call

All I know's I took a terrible fall.

Sweet angels, open my eyes

I been dreaming I've been paralysed

Sweet angels, open my eyes

I been dreaming I'm in Paradise.

I been to Athens and I been to Seville

Was 50 degrees and that's like walking in hell

I been to Roma, inside St. Peter's is cool

I wanna get home, Lord, I wanna walk proud and tall.

I've had a good year, Lord, was that my last feast ?

There's two kinds of world now, beauty and beast

Out here on the terrace, there's a terrible sight

Mandolin player's playing music of the night.

Sweet angels, open my eyes

I been dreaming I've been paralysed

Sweet angels, open my eyes

I been dreaming I'm in Paradise.

Tried every angle, every conceit

Every action known to succeed

Yet every time I open lockets of gold

I'm faced with a shot of me and mine growing old.

I ain't ready to go, Lord, I'm gonna fight like a man

Gonna take with me everybody I can

I'm losing patience and I'm tired of this trial

You're making me cry, Lord, and you're making me smile.

Sweet angels, open my eyes

I been dreaming I've been paralysed

Sweet angels, open my eyes

I been dreaming I'm in Paradise.