We were running after a dollar Kid was running out of his mind Circle the drain now the slaughter It was only a matter of time Barefoot on the asphalt and pacing And now its too late for scolding Went from the hills to the basement To the sound of a siren Stakes in Placed it Crashed at the destination Billowed in acrimony Smoke signals New hymnals Prayed more but you said little What to a sinner is holy I was running after the altar I was running out of his mind You don't know me lately How the silence changed me And the tears that I've cried I was running thin on my patience Found you there rehearsing your lines But baby I know, heard it when you'd sing for me Dancing on the graves of our rights Stakes in Placed it Crashed at the destination Billowed in acrimony Smoke signals New hymnals Prayed more but you said little What to a sinner is holy