Now as you know It's your time on this earth From a rock in the cradle To a ride in the hearse We keep moving upward Toward everything free Kindly look downward The more you'll see me I've had six years of luck I've had six on the line And I've poured myself out Like an old bitter wine I've seen much of nothin' And nothin's the gain Thrown on my backside I don't know my name There's too many tears Too many tears Too many people In too many years Some tears of laughter Some tears of pain Break like a fever And fall like the rain Points on the map, tears line the way I've seen all your pretty things And it won't stop the pain There's been much confusion With too many hurt I feel my words dyin' Down in the dirt I've had lies in my head There been lies in my heart I've been tortured by this riddle And I don't know how to stop With a lightning flash and thunder, boys And my mind starts to click So do what you must do And you best do it quick Doctor, Oh Doctor My world's in you hands I feel like I'm dyin' And boy I need a plan Sister, sweet sister There's blood on my lips Why does it feel like This room's doing flips The rains come on time It's clear I can tell I've seen your work everywhere And there's mercy in hell With a lightning flash and thunder, boys And again it all comes down Do you see your life merging With these poor souls on the ground