she looks out the window
into the great beautiful nothing
cigarette in hand, unlit ash
watching the snow fall more than she’s seen in her lifetime
waiting for the signs in the skies, not knowing the lie
onto the hopeful something sublime
teletubbies on the tv, in her son’s bed, in a hug
watching the sunrise with a smile
(and she said)

i never asked for this
you deserve better than this
i can’t bear the ugly things this world will do to you
i never asked for this cage
and you deserve to unleash your rage
i never asked for this
and you, my love, deserve better, better, better than this
better, better, better than this

they look off their porches
into the great big beautiful nothing
cigarettes in hand, gold leaf from their land
waiting for the signs in the skies, not knowing the lie
into the unknown where fear lies
into the unknown where fear lies
hum, crossed signal on the tv, dawn of the dead to us all
watching the sun take its last dive

i never asked for this
you deserve better than this
i can’t bear the ugly things this world will do to you
i never asked for this cage
and you deserve to unleash your rage
i never asked for this
and you, my love, deserve better, better, better than this
better, better, better than this

you know how it feels to never attain a dream, don’t you
i said, you know a lot of how it feels to never attain a dream, don’t you
i said, you know a lot of how it feels to never attain a dream, don’t you

they took your soul away, made you a soldier, can’t hide from the killer
they took your soul away, made you a soldier, can’t hide from the killer
they took your soul away, made you a soldier, can’t hide from the killer
i brought you into this world, i brought you into this world
brought you into this world
i never asked for this
and you, my love, deserve better, better, better