I was out one night just drinking alone On a lonely lonesome lane She accompanied me at a quarter to three And we drank ’til the morning came Stumbling back, another person in toe On the road to making love She accompanied me back inside, you see And she told me… “Now it’s time to see what you’re really made of” (“Why don’t you get over here I gotta teach you a lesson”) And teach me she did She tied me down Lit a candle or two Turned on the gas to my stove As she told me I wanna love you ’til I explode I wanna light a fire all over your abode There’s nothing you and I can’t do On top of the stove Because we’re cooking up some love We’re gonna cook with gas Until that love explodes

Well, you tied me up in the basement using a garden hose There’s welts all over my skin From the thorns poking in Because you stripped me down of all of my clothes To top it off, I’m in the frigid environment of Northern Ontario I think I’m starting to freeze So would you please let me go home Well, how the hell did I get myself tied up in this predicament No pun intended, nor had I intended To be tied up in the first place I wasn’t even planning to leave my house that day You said you had some loving to give But gave me egg on my face Because you tied me up in the basement using a garden hose There’s welts all over my skin From the thorns poking in Because you stripped me down of all of my clothes To top it off, I’m in the frigid environment of Northern Ontario I think I’m starting to freeze So would you please let me go home

When you love and you love the wrong way You just don’t feel like you’ve got a say In anything that’s going on in your life I guess it’s time to sit alone and die When you just need to get away You’ve been trapped in a room And you’ve lost count of how many days They painted over my tally on the wall In any case, I wish I could pee I also wish that I could be free Is anyone looking for me (There’s no one looking for me) I’m still tied up here on the ground I miss the feeling of being safe and sound (where did they go?) Do I deserve what’s happening to me (I deserve it, I can plainly see) I guess I’d better make peace with my god But I forgot which god I got I guess I’d have to make a pretty educated guess When you love and you’re taken away Against your will so you hope and pray It’s just a kinky little thing that she does With every other guy she comes across But it’s not, I am sad to say She’s the type of person you wish wasn’t crazed She really knows how to make me feel small In any case, when will she feed me I really wish that I could eat Is anyone looking for me (Still no one looking for me) My sadness knows no bounds I miss the smell of the flowers on the ground (and the beautiful sky) Do I deserve what’s happening to me (I deserve it, that’s a certainty) I think it’s time for me to tap out It’s better than if I sit here and pout The door is open, now it’s time for me to make a break Run across the lawn and swim across that lake (You better swim as fast as you can) What I thought was the lake of love Is just Lake Ontario (That’s one big lake for such a little man) I don’t know which direction to swim Oh shit, there’s a guy on a boat Let’s see if we can’t get his attention It’s kinda small but I’m Such a little man Thank God I fit in I’m going home now Maybe Who care’s at least I’ll be away from you

I’ve been out on the run For a real long time Not sure which direction I’ve gone I guess any which way away from you Will do just fine You had to be so mean to me You had to be so cruel When I made the biggest break of my life You still had me wondering why I still feel like a fool I’ve been hiding everyday in the poison oak Itching to find the quickest way back home Yeah, I’m at a total loss for where I am At the present time, as long as I Steer clear of the oak tree line I’ve been spending everyday hiding in the trees Leaving behind the terrors of my mind Yeah, I’m at a total loss for where I am At the present time, as long as I Steer clear of the oak tree line I never wanna think of you But I know I will Sleepless nights already plaguing me You put me through such Hell I’m getting chills in my bones Like you’re watching me When I wanna start a brand new life I know the safest way to spend it Is within the trees

I’ve been hiding in the wilderness for a while now I smell the air with my gosh dang nose making sure you ain’t around I’ve survived this long and I’ll keep on living Little by little I’ll get to where I need to go I’m gonna find a home The ashen remains of my former place Haunts me day and night, much like your face Get a nice heap of leaves then I Sleep on the side of the road I’ve been sleeping in a ditch It’s the place where I feel so safe and free At least the safest place I see And I travelled down the road a ways Then I’ll sleep in a ditch and You ain’t finding me I'm gonna lay me down in a ditch today 'Cos I can't think of any other way (Yup...I'm in the ditch And I'm that ditch to escape that bitch)

I’d been a-runnin for a while I can finally smile Since I have found a place to settle down I’ve stolen other people’s food And their clothes and their shoes So my regrets turn my smiles into frowns But not a single time have I thought about going back I’ve hidden in bushes Vacant cabins and cushions I’ve even buried myself in some mud I’ve got a brand new place With plenty of space I met a couple cool dudes And they are my buds But every single night I’ve thought about being back There are some fuzzy memories then everything turns to black You keep on haunting me baby I try to keep the attic of my mind clean By keeping my troubles in the basement But not in the way she intended to keep me She brought me there under the guise of love But I didn't find any love there at all I’m in a pretty cool band We play all over the land Sleepin on a big ass bus Went from sleepin in ditches And now everyone wishes That they can come and sleep with us But every single night I’ve dreamt about being back Well, they’re more like nightmares but the fucking point is that You keep on haunting me baby

I sit down and I’m all alone Just waiting for the night to fall As I look at the moon out the window All I know is that I’m thinking of you But not in a good way at all In fact all my thoughts are bad As I sit here and let the poison fester in my brain Oh, I wish that I can finally be through You don’t know what you put me through (You don’t know what you put me through) You don’t know that I slept on the trash (I slept on a whole bunch of trash) You know I got away I know I’m here to stay But I know what you don’t You don’t know I’m still thinking of you (But in a bad way) Gotta get up I got stuff to do I gotta go travel across the countryside If I ever saw your face when I’m out there on the road Oh I’m not quite sure I’d know what to do There are demons that possess me Their names are “Regret” and “Shame” You possessed once before in a basement years ago When all I wanted to do was screw You don’t know what you put me through (You don’t know what you put me through) You don’t know that I hid in the trees (I hid in a whole bunch of trees) You know I’m far away At least that’s what I’ll say But I know what you don’t You don’t know I’m still thinking of you (Thinking of everything bad) I know that I’m safe here And I know everything will be alright for a while And I know it won’t feel easy ‘Cause I know in my heart that I’ll Always be thinking of you As I sit here and I’m all alone Another passing day has gone As I’m looking out the window for the night to fall again I know just what I’m about to do Mind’s going a million miles a minute There’s no telling when it’s gonna stop But I know it’ll only stop if I just do one thing I know it’s gotta be thinking of you Thinking of everything bad

It was fun for a minute didn’t know each other for long Before you put me to sleep And then everything went dreadfully wrong I survived a long time in the woods outside Being led by the moon and the sun Always watching my back for a surprise attack There is no distance far enough from you I can run (I am physically free) God damn it I am I can do it all and I will do all I can (I can finally sleep) God damn it it’s great I was pretty tired of being awake I proudly stand on my own two feet soaking in the morning dew I used my untrimmed fingernails to cut through the hose You didn’t think of that one did ya (did ya) did ya did ya? There are no winners or losers All that’s left is regret and fear I’m still feeling defeated even though I’ve been a free man for years I’m so trapped inside of my own damn mind Like in a basement, you know how it goes But I’m sweeping it clean, and I’m a cleaning machine How long it will take is an answer that nobody knows (I am physically free) God damn it that’s right But I’m patrolling my lawn every single fucking night (I really wish I could breathe) God damn it it’s true I dropped a lung when I picked up thinking of you (What’s the point?) What’s the point of even trying again If I’ve lost everything once before I was gone three and half months and no one even noticed So what’s the difference if I’m gone for more? (That would be bad) You don’t know bad ’til someone burns your house to the ground (That would be bad) And you’re imprisoned against your will and there’s no one around (That would be bad) Mother Nature is really the thing that nurtured me back to health (That would be bad) Found the earth to be Heaven on Earth after going through such hell What the hell am I trying to prove (What exactly are you trying to prove) Anyone can solve anything if they just move (And where exactly are you going to move to) Why don’t I go live in the trees (Going back to my rightful place in the trees) It has proven to be the safest place for me That is where I’ll be I’ll be physically free