the sound

nothing ever comes like it did when you were in it, just a memory of a kid, just a washed out finish, just a pain-in-the-ass johnny cash middle finger, no shooting up drugs, no quitter is a winner, nothing ever comes like it did when you were in it, keeping nothing for yourself like a stone cold killer, now you're passing your people like a ship in the night, looking to every stranger for a fight, nothing ever comes, ever comes if you call it, choking like a dog, like a dog on a collar, open up your mouth, your mouth if you want it, listen for the sound, the sound, the sound is coming down, hoping that you like, that you like how you're living, relying on the kindness of strangers that you will be forgiven, how many times, how many times will you shit on what you're given?, how many times, how many times 'til you shut up and listen?, nothing ever comes, ever comes if you call it, choking like a dog, like a dog on a collar, open up your mouth, your mouth if you want it, listen for the sound, the sound, the sound is coming down, nothing ever comes, ever comes, choking like a dog, like a dog, open up your mouth, listen for the sound, the sound, the sound is coming down, nothing ever comes, ever comes if you call it, choking like a dog, like a dog on a collar, open up your mouth if you want it, listen for the sound, the sound, the sound is coming down