Now heaven knows I've got one short damn fuse   So come sit down a spell while I light up the room   If walls could talk, they'd be know-it-alls   So we live in the sticks, and aren't some fish you can catch      And it makes my skin crawl   I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, so what's the use?   And she knew, she knew...      He fights like hell because he wants to glow   And would tackle the sun to be a bright bulb   I wonder if he'll wake us up in time?      CHORUS:   He's gray   And has to hide somewhere in between black and white   Cause it's safe, but never ??? before it's over   I hope he takes you too      They say attack can be your best defense   And I've got mother's smile, both my dad's fists   John Doe escapes, carry his name   And when it's time to sign, ask where, not why      And it makes my blood boil   Those black letter days all their mail just winds up lost      (CHORUS)      You see whispers in the winter   The temper doesn't laugh      And every spring, I hear them sing, I hear them sing   (Oooh-oooh-oooh oooh-oooh-oooh-oooh)   Every spring, I hear them sing, I hear them sing   Every spring, I hear them sing      If he's going down   If he's going under the ground   I hope he takes you too      Whoa, whoa, whoa      I hope he takes you too