I got a lover that's trying to kill me I got a shadow that I once called a friend I got a feeling I'm dying too fast Some animal instinct says I'm nearing the end I'm on the ground, my face in the dirt Can't seem to get my feet under me The longer I'm here The softer the earth (the farther I see) First I'm slipping & I'm sliding Then I'm running & I'm hiding It takes on so many forms This demon that I'm fighting Oh, I'm dry as the desert inside ...and somehow I don't seem to mind I go home, and I have to lie Just hate to see a mother cry I got a lover that's trying to kill me I got a shadow that I once called a friend I got a feeling if I lie back down I'm never getting up again Some folks you can't teach nothing They don't need no help Some folks you can't teach nothing They just got to learn it for themselves