Standard (EADGBE)

Heard every word that was said that night

 When the light of the world put the world to right

Here's to the boys back in 628

 Where an ear to the wall was a twist of fate

I will shine a blinding light

Through those hearts as black as night

Sticks and stones may break my bones

 But at least the seeds of love will be sown

Once in awhile when I feel no shame

 I get down on my knees and I pray for rain

 The breeze blows gently while I state my case

 There'll be certain men waiting just to scratch my face

Hand on my heart I will make a stand

 For the life and the times of the mirror man

In my head, there is a mirror

When I've been bad, I've been wrong

Food for the saints that are quick to judge me

Hope for a bad man

This is the badman's song

Guilt in the frame of the looking-glass

 Puts a shine on the mind where reflections pass

 Where the jigsaw pieces of a broken man

Try and fit themselves together again

Lies in disguise in the name of trust

 Put your head in the sand it will turn to dust

What's your problem ? What's your curse ?

Won't it make the matter worse ?

In my head, there is a mirror

When I've been bad, I've been wrong

Food for the saints that are quick to judge me

Hope for a bad man

This is the bad man's song

 They say faith can move move mountains

Fire can cleanse your soul

Faith can move mountains

But mind over matter won't you stop all your chatter

(Piano solo)

Sweet talking boys who can do no wrong

 When the stories are tall as the day is long

 With such a thin drawn between friend and foe

Lord help me now and bless my soul

Look at yourself - See how you lie

 Your hands start shaking and you don't know why

Look at yourself - See how you lie

 Your hands start shaking and you don't know why

Food for the saints that are quick to judge me

Hope for a bad man

This is the badman's song