From the recording In the Wake

Lyrics

He said “you’d better look me in the eye,”
I said, “I’m not that brave and I’m not that high.”
He said, “There is a price to pay,”
I said, “Show me the gold and I just might stay.”

CHORUS:
But don’t you - tell me my life -
I am livin’ this alone
You can’t see from my perspective -
How this - world can look so wrong

Oh don’t you tell me my life
If I’m not livin’ right
I’ll just push the envelope further
Until I find my way home

He said, “ you know the cards are all the same -
Hey the joker is sleepin’ with your ace tonight....”
I said, “you’re drivin’ me insane -
Yeah your words of wisdom are like venom to my brain.”

CHORUS:
But don’t you - tell me my life -
I am livin’ this alone
You can’t see from my perspective -
How this - world can look so wrong

He said, “you’d better look me in the eye.”
I said, “I’m past the pain and I’m way too high.”
He said, “There is a price to pay.”
I said, “show me the gold and I still won’t stay.

And don’t you tell me my life
I am livin’ this alone
I can’t see from your perspective
How my world can look so wrong…

So don’t you tell me my life
If I’m not livin’ right
I’ll just push the envelope further
Until I find my way home

Hey said you’d better look me in the eye
I said I’m past the pain and I’m way too high