Slit my throat from ear to ear   And drink my blood like wine   I ain't afraid of living boy   And I ain't afraid to die      I ain't no goddamn vampire   And I ain't leaking tears   It's not about them photographs   Or counting out them beers      I've stood out on that corner   And I've waited for that man   I've felt the beat pump through my veins   As the money changed its hands      I've walked these lonely city streets   I've climbed these purple hills   I've stood itching and waiting   Goddamn, I'm standing still      Have you ever felt the sun rise   In twitching aching arms?   Or held your black spots in your palm   And squeezed and loved 'em hard      My city's so forgiving   But this life, it ain't no living   Take me home      You never cry in bottles   You cry when you get home   When you watch your life walk out the door   And you fall asleep alone      I got my shit together but lord knows where I'm going   Take me home