temper the trigger and kick the dog
a long way to go is but a long way gone
burn the seats before you swamp the car
then bury their teeth in a vinegar jar

i was in school
but i lost my way
i was in chruch
with nothing to pray
i was in love
that was a long time ago
i was in love
but now i lost my way

josie undo your chamelion suit
box up your love and charity too
we'll lurk in the shadows with every step
of phony desire and moral contempt

i was a boy
but i lost my way
i kissed a girl
but i lost my way
i fell in love
but i lost my way
the power of god
has lost it's way

god loved me once but i bartered his pride
trapped in a prism with all my lost time
with nothing to do and nothing to say
god loved me once but i lost my way