The street lights flicker the bright ideal The breath of lovers shout like clicking heels The kids are running, a boundlessness I once knew A bigger man would have to fall if guilt drained all his youth Follow the river past the city gate Near the county access is where I'll wait And it's just a nightmare 'cause I'll never again see you A bigger man would surely fall if he lost his love too I could never be all you need me to My punishment is living without you I could never leave and come to comfort you My guilt is not your burden now that you know it's true Dress yourself in courage when you go down there Tell the county courthouse just where I'll be And don't ever look back, run as far as you can go 'Cause I'll never be able to love anymore I could never be all you need me to My punishment is living without you I could never leave and come back home to you Don't suffer for my fighting, don't sacrifice your view I could never leave and come to comfort you My punishment is living without you I could never give a simple life to you Don't suffer for my fighting, don't sacrifice your own view