Car lights flash my eyes

Blinded, hypnotized

One generation dies, next one wins the prize

And that's the big surprise, there's demise in all of their lies

It's never too late to realize



That's just the way things are

That's just the way it is now



I walk through the cemetery, it's all empty now

I put a rose on the grave of a fallen hero

And I look out into the wild, all I see is emptiness, so much loneliness

I just want forgiveness



When dreams fade away it won't be long

End up singing the same old song

What went right, what went wrong

Bad times here, good times gone

First rule, they always sell

Second rule, never tell

Third rule, straight to hell

White collar criminals livin' in jail



It's all that they gave

Sold your soul to get paid

But you end up in an early grave

Your own neck you can't save

It's a letter that you can't send

It's a wound that will never mend

Pain level peaks at ten

Some stand out, some stand in