Broken many promises, thrown caution to the wind,
Rebelled in my youth, here you come again,
You're the message in the bottle, light that never dims,
Though I let you down, you'll always be my friend.

I will never forget,
I will have no regrets.

Don't want to cheat anyone,
Don't want to steal from anyone,
Don't want to lie, don't want to quit,
Don't want to leave any doubt.

I put my faith in fairy tales, believed what I was told,
I watched the holy eat their own, suck the meat, and lick the bone,
There is only one voice: my universal guide,
You've always been beside me, even when I wanted to die.

I will never forget,
I will have no regrets.

Don't want to cheat anyone,
Don't want to steal from anyone,
Don't want to lie, don't want to quit,
Don't want to leave any doubt.

Don't want to step on anyone,
Don't want to hurt anyone,
Don't want to curse anyone,
Don't want to leave any doubt.

Sometimes I itch and squirm to crawl out of my skin,
You put your arm around me, like the air that I take in,
Won't push no needle in my arm or bathe in gasoline,
Never swear in Jesus name or hide behind the pain.

Don't want to cheat anyone,
Don't want to steal from anyone,
Don't want to step on anyone,
Don't want to hurt anyone,
Don't want to curse anyone,
Don't want to leave any doubt,
Don't want to leave any doubt.