Streaks of light  On the graveyard walk  Your bright star was crashin'  Crashin' the dark  Dreamed of a cold night  To freeze it in place  Dreamed of ship bells and thunder  Ringin' us under  Dreamed all the way home  That you'd never go  Talked up and down it  Mornin', noon and night  Alone in the optimists chair  Said our instincts were right  But now I know the clean choice  Was the worst choice of all  I'd rather feel guilt  Than this desert inside  I'd rather steal wicked  Than lay down in pride  Gone forever  Forever gone  Made a mess of this town  But that's what we always do  Throwin' glass to the floor  Now it's cuttin' right through  More than a year's time  'Til ya give up the scheme  My wood matches meltin'  The ghosts from your wedding ring  Never trusted fate  But I wish that I had  Fate is what answered  Your slow cry for help  Fate was your motive  Your fate was yourself  Gone forever  Forever gone  Made a mess of this town  But that's what we always do  Throwin' glass to the floor  Now it's cuttin' right through  Gone forever  Forever gone  I'd rather feel guilt  Than this desert inside  I'd rather steal wicked  Than lay down in pride  Seems like a long time... oooh!