we have been sleeping with the lights on just about every night because we are afraid of what the dark might bring I know, I know it's just a childish fear that grows and grows wild in the middle of me I'm gonna get a new tattoo black and stretching around my arm like a life that is visible and real I know, I know it's stupid and immature I just want to give shape to the face that twists inside both you and me breathing fire doesn't look good on a resume neither does anything else we do we got to get ready for the real world we got to grow up you know I like to die for awhile everyday in the afternoon I like to let the arms of a bar wrap around me tight I'm just going to sprawl in the front booth big drink above my head cross eyes and smiling as I watch the world go twisting by I don't want to die with you, or live in the same dark room I don't want to see your bloodshot eyes no more, no more I just want to take this girl all curls and big brown eyes man I can't take the pain of wanting her, needing her I know the secret of your soul and I just don't want to know yeah, man we got to grow up