Conditions Of A Punk (Live) - half•alive

Sweet baby Jesus on fire, I'ma need a damn lawyer And a miracle to pull my ass outta this Devil kept poking the parole So I shipped her ass to Mozambique 'Cause I was over it Shoulda dumped my gat into the Verde But what if she's a zombie or a Dracula I better hang onto this Lordy, with my hand upon the bible Swear I shot the damn devil, not a bitch But the popo don't give a shit Lord, won't you show a little mercy I've been on the straight and narrow Since the judge and the warden done parole me Rat poison, devil kept poking So I shipped her ass to Mozambique 'Cause I was over it I lost my head a bit Please, help me out of this Goddamn judge found me guilty of public intoxication Public urination and parole violation But the CSI couldn't find the body to corroborate my bullshit story Sweet Jesus, don't let the judge release me What if she's a zombie or a Dracula, try to believe me Devil walked away from my bangin' trip to Mozambique Help me outta this Help me outta this Help me outta this Help me outta this

I'll be gentle and I'll take it slowly Just as long as you say you don't need me I'll do you right and I'll take it steady But when I say go you better be ready Keep you guessing, I swear I won't tell you Make you want me and then I'll desert you But it's alright 'cause you said you don't need me It's alright cuz I kept it steady Don't look at me like that, like you'll kill me I can outrun you and I'll do it gracefully 'Cause I'm gentle but I can't move slowly Don't you dare say you do not know me Don't you dare say you do not know me Don't you dare say you do not know me Don't you dare say you do not know me Don't you dare say you do not know me

I know we're both married Yet we're both alone He's always working And she's never home. If we got together It would be so good But under these conditions I don't think we should. 'Cause we both have children And they need us around Although we're both willing We can't let 'em down. As much as we want to You know where we stand Under these conditions I don't think we can. We love each other But it's only in dreams But we have to get used to the fact It's just one of those things. We'll never know how This love could feel And under these conditions We never will. Under these conditions We never will...

(The time's always right to fix what's wrong) Time is always right in past tense Avoiding is my newest obsession Started with the right intentions But left 'em on the shelf So tell me how to live in tension 'Cause every "Could've-been" kills when Living here has been hell And I can't hold it myself The whisper in my heart, it could never speak up The message in my chest gathered too much dust I can't afford the truth even if it's unjust Keep it top-shelf, keep it all locked up So yippee-ki-yay, it's not my blood but Every single day it calls my bluff It's not okay then it ain't quite done Then it ain't quite done, no The time's always right to fix what's wrong The time's always right to fix what's wrong Looking through a haze, I'm basing Everything around me on traces The criminal I've been chasing Is wearing my shoes Nah, the whisper in my heart, it could never speak up The message in my chest gathered too much dust I can't afford the truth even if it's unjust Keep it top-shelf, keep it all locked up So yippee-ki-yay, it's not my blood but Every single day it calls my bluff It's not okay then it ain't quite done Then it ain't quite done, no Oh, my God, it ain't quite why Hold on, it ain't quite love Hold on, it ain't quite done No, oh my God, it ain't quite why Hold on, it ain't quite love Hold on, it ain't quite done The time's always right to fix what's wrong (ooh) The time's always right to fix what's wrong (what's wrong, what's wrong) The time's always right to fix what's wrong The time's always right to fix what's wrong The time's always right to fix what's wrong

Demanding my mind be set free From wanting the things I don't need My pride is hiding its lies behind all the dreams Living inside (Woo, hey!) (Woo, hey!) Delusion is weighing me down It's taking the hope that I found And giving me nothing back Heart attack, so now I'm on my Tip toes trying to see past my ego Reaching for something more than this feeling Of being important Leaving my heart behind is bleeding But still my pride is screaming My future will listen to me Listen to me, listen to me Will I always know this divide? Living most of this war inside Take this ghost of me with the tide to die And release my heart to come alive (Hey, hey!) The feeling is creeping in slow It's feeding my need to be known And giving me nothing back Heart attack, so now I'm on my (Hey, woo) Heart attack, so now I'm on my (Hey, woo) Heart attack, so now I'm on my Tip toes trying to see past my ego Reaching for something more than this feeling Of being important Leaving my heart behind is bleeding But still my pride is screaming My future will listen to me Listen to me, listen to me Will I always know this divide? Living most of this war inside Take this ghost of me with the tide to die And release my heart to come alive Will I always know this divide? Living most of this war inside Take this ghost of me with the tide to die And release my heart to come alive (Hey!) (Woo, hey!) (Woo, hey!) (Woo, hey, hey, hey!) I'm on my tip toes trying to see past my ego Reaching for something more than this feeling Of being important Leaving my heart behind is bleeding But still my pride is screaming My future will listen to me, listen to me I'm on my tip toes trying to see past my ego Reaching for something more than this feeling Of being important Leaving my heart behind is bleeding But still my pride is screaming My future will listen to me, listen to me Listen to me Listen to me Listen to me Listen to me Listen to me Listen to me Listen to me Listen to me (Hey, hey, hey, hey!)

So exhausted With ego And feelings That free load And leave me So empty All the parties Of people Moving The needle Obsessing Never ending Watch me take it over Move your body over Make a little room for me See 'em at the top Or leave 'em at the bottom Focus on the come up Become someone Moving up the ladder Doesn't really matter As long as I am in the lead See 'em at the top Or leave 'em at the bottom Focus on the come up Become someone The more that I grow The more that I've come to know Yeah, it's hard to be someone And it hurts to be nobody Playing this game It's easy to lose both ways Yeah, it's hard to be someone And it hurts to be nobody Oh, I hate Loving what you think I hate The way I change the way I speak I'm stuck Oh, Lord Feeding on the hype, but Just because I like it Doesn't make it right Watch me take it over Move your body over Make a little room for me See 'em at the top Or leave 'em at the bottom Focus on the come up Become someone The more that I grow The more that I've come to know Yeah, it's hard to be someone And it hurts to be nobody Playing this game It's easy to lose both ways Yeah, it's hard to be someone And it hurts to be nobody Hard to be someone And it hurts to be nobody Purpose on a pedestal Looking back at you Look what I have done Look what I can do But imagine me havin' nothin' to prove And nothin' to lose And have the courage to be nobody Nobody, nobody, nobody could hold me down The more that I grow The more that I've come to know It's hard to be someone And it hurts to be nobody Playing this game It's easy to lose both ways Yeah, it's hard to be someone Hard to be someone Hurts to be nobody The more that I grow The more that I've come to know Yeah, it's hard to be someone And it hurts to be nobody Playing this game It's easy to lose both ways Yeah, it's hard to be someone And it hurts to be nobody Hard to be someone Hurts to be nobody

Want this love like everyone Want this love like everyone Winter got me feeling down Next season, I'll come around Reflecting back on it You were my only friend You really helped me out But even now, I Want this love like everyone Want this love like everyone else We ran aground, I heard it loud Can't pretend I ain't down Didn't plan to never land Just never thought that we could drown Therapy saw me naked 26 years, I've waited Life isn't what I made it My past is what I make of it Make of it, make of it Like these new shoes, I'll break 'em in Old best friends, I'll pray for 'em All my friends, I'll pray for 'em Make of it, make of it Like these new shoes, I'll break 'em in Old best friends, I'll pray for 'em All my friends, I'll pray for 'em Want this love like everyone Want this love like everyone else Lost what I have never held Hardly recognize myself Brought to the deepest end God, help me breathe again Tell me, have I been alone All along? Want this love like everyone Want this love like everyone else We ran aground, I heard it loud Can't pretend I ain't down Didn't plan to never land Just never thought that we could drown Therapy saw me naked 26 years, I've waited Life isn't what I made it My past is what I make of it Make of it, make of it Like these new shoes, I'll break 'em in Old best friends, I'll pray for 'em All my friends, I'll pray for 'em Make of it, make of it Like these new shoes, I'll break 'em in Old best friends, I'll pray for 'em All my friends, I'll pray for 'em Want this love like everyone Want this love like everyone else