I held aloft my whiskey dreams
And struggling to find, it seems
Some semblance of a common theme
I drifted back to Earth
But hearts were made to soar above
To grace the skies with summer doves
To furl the darkness, screaming of a better time to come

Cruel sacrifice
I come to find
What it was, what it is
And what it ought to be is changing

Oh, love
Oh, love
Come down from your anguish, and I'll do the same
My reasons for leaving I'll try to explain
Oh, love
Oh, love
Stay out for the moment, I promise I'll change
We can still have the future, it won't be the same

Though hold your aces towards your chest
And play the game with all you're blessed
And bleed for truth and wander west
And I might do the same
The path to take might not be won
And bedded down in crimson thorn
But still, but still let hope be yours on every stormy day

Cruel sacrifice
I come to find
What it was, what it is
And what it ought to be is changing

Oh, love
Oh, love
Come down from your anguish, and I'll do the same
My reasons for leaving I'll try to explain
Oh, love
Oh, love
Stay out for the moment, I promise I'll change
We can still have the future, but it won't be the same

Maybe it's enough to be willing to die
Maybe it's enough to find truth in the lies
And you go, and I'll stay and build something that we call our own

Oh, love
Oh, love
Come down from your anguish, I'll do the same
My reasons for leaving I'll try to explain