Outside the church bells toll 
For this wasteland we call home 
There's nowhere left to hide or run to 

Daddy drank real hard late at night 
He'd say without love life's a long fight 
l promised I'd win one fight for him babe 

The storm outside is raging 
I close my eyes l think about you babe 
There's got to be something left worth saving 
We've wasted too much time 

I played the fool I played the soldier 
But my struggling days are over 
I wanted everything 
When all l needed was you babe 

l didn't understand I was just a young boy 
All I wanted was the rich man's play toys 
I didn't really care how I got there baby 

Now I've seen a thousand dreams die 
In the oil fields in the coal mines 
No need to wonder why 
nobody's satisfied lately 

The storm outside is raging 
I close my eyes l think about you babe 
There's got to be something left worth saving 
We've wasted too much time 

I played the fool I played the soldier 
But my struggling days are over 
I wanted everything 
When all l needed was you babe