(smith) 
 
once was a man who didn't do too well 
he spent more than a little time down in his little hell 
he had time to decide even if it was worth the ride 
 
he started early on before it was cool  
to take the risk on of dealin' in the high school 
never mind that a line wasn't much more than a good time 
 
yeah de yeah 
 
carefree and careful as a man could be 
what are the risks of burnin' hot if you can't even see 
that the ore's run aground sinking in to the shore 
 
careful and conscious of the burning red 
of the flashing lights and the feeling of dread 
captured in everything in this dragging little moment 
 
yeah de yeah 
 
inevitably in a little hell 
immeasurably in a little hell 
character breathes with a little hell 
 
run out of thoughts and possibilities 
it ain't only the man with no eyes who can't see 
you back up, up a day, coulda wrote, wrote it all... 
you back up, in a daze, shoulda wrote, wrote it all down 
 
yeah de yeah