Tom P Buckley

Lyrics

[Intro]
[strummed acoustic guitar, eighth-note rhythm]
[Verse 1]
[male baritone vocals]
Oh, deep in your mouth
Caught in your throat
Tell me the secret
Of which you go
[Chorus]
[increased vocal intensity]
Sky is broken
Life is broken
Couple of blind men
Wondering where to go and see
The light's so bright
Oh, I see
The light's so bright
Oh, I see
The light's so bright
Oh, I see
[vocal trails off into soft falsetto]
[Bridge]
[acoustic guitar continues steady strumming]
Wasn't what it said to be
Wasn't what it was
Where do we fall to?
Hey
Where do we fall to?
Hey
In the mountain someplace
I can get away
[Verse 2]
[belted vocals]
Out in the bright lights I saw you
Out in the bright lights I saw you
Out in the bright lights I wonder
Would you go?
Would you go?
[vocal ad-lib] Hey!
[Outro]
[vocalizations] Oh-oh-oh-oh
[vocalizations] Hey-ey-ey-ey
[vocalizations] Oh-oh-oh-oh
I have Jesus in my back pocket
Talk to me baby now
Watching the world as it falls
Sorry, didn't make the lesson
I just want to burn, burn, burn
Oh, burn, burn, burn
Hey
[acoustic guitar strumming speeds up]
Yes, the truck comes down the road
Little kids run and they get their popsicles
I just want to say no
Say no
[vocalizations] Oh-oh-oh-oh
[vocalizations] Hey-ey-ey-ey
[vocalizations] Oh-oh-oh-oh
I have Jesus in my back pocket
Talk to me baby now
Watching the world as it falls
Sorry, didn't make the lesson
I just want to burn, burn, burn
Oh, burn, burn, burn
Hey
[acoustic guitar strumming speeds up]
Yes, the truck comes down the road
Little kids run and they get their popsicles
I just want to say no
Say no
[whistling melody over final guitar strums]