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