My clothes are ripped and torn I keep falling on my knee Like a butterfly to chloroform Praying to be free The sidewalk gets high off my blood It chews and chews it like gum Without hunger, without love Even after the flavor's gone Threw all my change in the oceans Worn-out Dixie cup To take my prayer up to the mountain Please don't trip me up Just let me go Once I had a house made of stone I lived high above the dirt Now I stumble down a road of bone From those who could not be hurt Threw my fortune at the feet Of the beautiful old soak All he does is drink and eat Every word and every note Let them go Throw away all you have For the dream that takes you down All your trash, all your cash For the dream that takes you down There's nothing behind the disguise But untouchable grace You think the pretty picture Wears your pretty face Just let it go