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Intro

1.

well I guess by the blood stain of your lips

 and the wander of your fingertips

 I should prove true to my ruthlessness and stay here

but I’m just a kid of ill repute

 and the skin I wear’s my only suit

 and you you’re just a substitute for the one that I hold dear

you know you could be anyone

 god forgive my tasteless tongue

 I never should have been set free

I claw my eyes I skin my face

 beg somehow to be replaced

 that’s how we deal with boys like me

2.

well I guess for this world so sick with loss

 and those who dream despite the cost

 I should climb down off my rugged cross and lay with you

but you know by now it's half past late

 and I only came here for escape

you you’re just my next mistake

like me to you

you know you could be anyone

 god forgive your unborn sons

 I hope they don’t end up like me

I drag my mind through streets of shame

 hate myself forgive the game

 that’s how we deal with boys like me

Refrain

but despite what you’ve been told

 I once had a soul

 left somewhere behind

a former friend of mine

 and I hate to speak so free

 but you mean nothing to me

 so if the street lights they shine bright

 I’ll get home tonight

3.

I guess by the dim light in your eyes

 and that to you all things come as a surprise

 I should set the steel trap of your thighs and dive right in

but to you I’m just a confused child

insecure or in denial

go raise your robes and hold your trial I’ll let you win

you know I could be anyone

 god forgive what I should’ve done

 my thoughts enough to guilty be

yes I guess I made this bed

 but I’ll take the sidewalk instead

 that’s how we deal with boys like me

Refrain

 but despite what you’ve been told

 I once had a soul

 left somewhere behind

a former friend of mine

 and I hate to sound so true

 but I mean nothing to you

 so if the street lights they shine bright

 I’ll get home tonight

Outro