Wise Gunshots

I strayed too far east
Further than it was safe
They begged me to return
But I shut my ears to them

It's so hard to say goodbye
To the days of yore
Wise gunshots still ring in my head
Since I left the shore

You can stop your thoughtful mind
From worryin' about your past
But you can't stop your troubled soul
From bleeding so fast

You can close your eyes to the things
That you don't want to see
But you can't lose your human heart
To the things you don't want to feel

Try to make (try to make)
The time twisted (time twisted)
Read a letter that's not yet written (yet written)

Try to catch (try to catch)
Your slight shade (your slight shade)
Write in ink that doesn't fade

I strayed too far east
Further than it was safe
They begged me to return
But I shut my ears to them

And it's so hard to say goodbye
To the days of yore
Those words that rang in my head
Now are leading me to your door

You can stop your thoughtful mind
From worryin' about your past
But you can't stop your troubled soul
From bleeding so fast

You can close your eyes to the things
That you don't want to see
But you can't close your human heart
To the things you don't want to feel

Try to make (try to make)
The time twisted (time twisted)
Read a letter that's not yet written (yet written)

Try to catch (try to catch)
Your slight shade (your slight shade)
Write in ink that doesn't fade