Dead Man's Shoes

Album: King of Conflict (2013)
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  • I am the king of conflict
    What I want, what I see, never what I need,
    I'm like a cat and a mouse,
    Throwin' stones from a smashed glass house
    Where those freaks don't stop knockin'
    Another day, another enemy
    When I'm inside out,
    I'm inside out.

    I want you more than happiness
    But I need you like the plague
    I wear my heart on a broken arm
    I'm like a rusty razor blade
    I want you more than happiness
    So I guess I'll do what I choose
    Hey girl, lay off my dead man's shoes
    Lay off my dead man's shoes

    I am the king of conflict
    Diggin' into the hole in the market
    Standin' tall on my hands and knees
    Such a fucked up recipe

    I want you more than happiness
    But I need you like the plague
    I'd live alone if I had a home
    Be lying in this mess I've made
    I want you more than happiness
    So I guess I'll do what I choose
    Hey girl, lay off my dead man's shoes

    No rest, no sleep, no peace, no life, no one, no guarantees
    No home, no job, no cash, no boss, no suit, no sign on me

    I want you more than happiness
    So I guess I'll do what I choose
    Hey girl, lay off my dead man's shoes
    Lay off my dead man's shoes
    Lay off my dead man's shoes
    Lay off my dead man's shoes Publisher: SENTRIC MUSIC
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