I have let you go So I keep afloat Make sure that this boat Don't take off And there is always more When you reach the shore Put away those nautical expressions now Firm ground is away To maintain okay Even though it may go under When the secret's out That I'm common trout Beached during a drought In summer slowly drying out Thinking that I got something real hard and solid Pleasantly living life Like I would never die And when I finally die I'll feel nothing at all I'll escape from this bed And I'll forfeit this golden ring And stop raising the dead (And stop raising the dead) You gave me a hole You gave me a drink You gave me a chance I'm not stopping to think Thought that you would love Thought that you would stay Instead you got caught In the drone of every day I'll forget your name Run out of this place Find another heart and squeeze it With all of my might Hiding from the light So when I finally die I'll feel nothing at all I'll escape from this bed And I'll forfeit this golden ring And stop raising the dead (And stop raising the dead)