Scorpion Hill

Lyrics

[Intro] Up on Scorpion Hill, watchin' life Passin' me by in the pale moonlight And I sat there forever, three sheets to the wind It's not helpin' my case, the state that I'm in, but It's not how they told you My intentions were good I was just burstin' apart like the end of the ark Holding on to whatever I could [Verse 1] A square of light moves its way through the empty room Across the stained yellow carpet Like a ghost of myself in the afternoon Haunting my basement apartment I looked into the mirror hangin' behind my door The glass was cracked and the man staring back He don't look like me anymore And if the world is gonna burn Everyone should get a turn to light it up [Chorus] Down and out, I've been on the rocks I've been havin' some pretty dark thoughts I like them a lot Woo [Verse 2] Time and time again Well, I've tried and failed To get my act together And I'll admit lately things really went off the rails I know that you deserve better Then, in the morning, as I was boarding The commuter train to work The boss was calling, he said, "There's been cutbacks And I'm sorry, you're the first" And if I can't support the two of us How can I support a third? [Chorus] Down and out, I've been on the rocks I've been havin' some pretty dark thoughts And I'm on the brink Fallin' deep into debt, fallin' deep into drink I can drown those regrets I don't have to think [Bridge] Now I'm workin' the night shift Asleep at the wheel I was burstin' apart like a flame from a spark Thinkin', "Jesus, this can't be for real" [Verse 3] My sweat-soaked mattress Corner of the room Cigarettes and matches in the fading afternoon And a picture of my kid Yeah, he's smiling, it's the first day of school [Outro] She said, "I found the gun, it was buried beneath The piles of clothes in the room where your son sleeps And I can't pretend to know how this will end"