Ya know I never gave up on ever wanting to change
I just sort of lost interest and time ran away
And I placed my dreams up high on a shelf
Right next to that faith I lost in myself
And did I grow up too fast or did I change too slow?
In my mind I still feel like I'm eighteen years old
Except something has died and everything's changed
I'm still here, but then nothing's the same

Around here, everybody thinks the same
Around here, they act like it's nothing strange
That they play their parts and they spit out their lines
If it wasn't for their pulse I wouldn't know that they're alive
But how many times have we heard it before?
Little things that kill you just can't ignore
And they're just itching and scratching and trying to get in
Time after time, again and again

Death is knocking but we won't let him in
I think he only comes around because he knows he'll get in
And I've been burned by angels, crippled by fear
Thinking that this darkness may finally disappear

So I drove down into Memphis where two hearts they beat as one
I thought that Elvis had the answers and he was the chosen one
And I went and I rented a big ol' Cadillac
Popped a couple pills and dyed my hair jet black
But some dreams die and some they change
Winners dream again and losers let them burn away
And looking for Jesus every chance that I get
He hasn't been found but I ain't giving up yet

Death is knocking but we won't let him in
I think he only comes around because he knows he'll get in
And I've been burned by angels, crippled by fear
Thinking that this darkness may finally disappear