Defendants

Heaven knows your name but Hell has your number
Forego your fame 'cause you're going under
Covered for your penance, now hear my sentence
'Cause you remind me of a friend and a defendant
I'm not ashamed to tell you that I lost her
To a head full of games and fears that I foster
But we were thick as thieves, troubles to treetops
Light as leaves, covered by the raindrops

Numbers flying off the calendar page
The world is turning, I can feel it turning away
From me

I see your signs, I decode your cipher
I understand 'cause I've heard you're a lifer
So don't you fear reproach or indictment
'Cause now I'm here, and I remain tight-lipped

We've been running, we've been running for days
And I'm just hoping that you won't walk away

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 plead the fifth
Just satisfied to have someone to run with

The train is waiting, you've still got time
Here comes the clerk, you just have to buy
The ticket