Defendants

[Verse 1]

Heaven knows your name, but Hell has your number

Forgo your fame 'cause you're going under

Cover for your penance, now hear my sentence

'Cause you remind me of a friend and a defendant

[Verse 2]

I'm not ashamed to tell you that I lost her

To a headful of games and fears that I foster

But we were thick as thieves, transversed the treetops

Light as the leaves pummeled by the raindrops

[Refrain]

Numbers flying off the calendar page

The world is turning, I can feel it turning away from me

[Verse 3]

I see your signs, I decode your cipher

I understand 'cause, like her, you're a lifer

So don't you fear reproach or indictment

'Cause now I'm here, and I'll remain tight-lipped

[Refrain]

We've been running, we've been running for days

And I'm just hoping that you won't walk away

[Verse 4]

I don't need to know where the knife is

'Cause we both learned long ago what the price is

For vanity and pith, I'll plead the fifth

Just satisfied to have someone to run with

[Refrain]

The train is waiting, we've still got time

Here comes the clerk, you just have to buy the ticket