Was a time I would have cried   Those days have all gone by   You always walked a crooked line   And so did I   If I mentioned love I take it back   I saw your heart and it was black   I finally found out what you lack   And that's a soul      You read my thoughts, you knew my fears   Weren't as old as you appeared   But so much wiser than your years   And I was blind      You left a trail of rubber checks   Broken hearts and busted necks   What the fuck did I expect   I don't know      You can give your confession tomorrow   If you find a priest dumb enough to believe   It only hurts when I breathe      Purge and binge, binge and purge   Gorged on speed and bitter words   Found ourselves on B and 3rd   One more time   Feast and fast, burn and crash   Couldn't seem to make it last   You stole my confidence and cash   But I will survive      You can give your confession tomorrow   If you find a priest dumb enough to believe   It only hurts when I breathe      Tears and laughs, laughs and tears   Days are weeks and months are years   Up the on-ramp grinding gears   Away we go   Looking for a bar to burn   Waiting for the tide to turn   Some people never learn   And I should know      You can give your confession tomorrow   If you find a priest dumb enough to believe   And me I'll just beg steal and borrow   Because it only hurts when I breathe   It only hurts when I breathe