Counterfeit

Like a counterfeit, the ink bleeding off of it And still I try in vain to use it Like a used car that didn't get me far Broke down on the 101 while I was tryin' hard to run Took the hair of the dog and it keeps biting I'd like to turn away, but I keep fighting Standin' in the ring, in the ring Standin' in the ring, in the ring Hummin' that tune I used to sing Like a pantomime, I trace your outline Oh, but nothing's there All hail the king of thin air You left a mark on the door each time you were leavin' My back against the ropes, but I'm still breathing Standin' in the ring, in the ring Standin' in the ring, in the ring Hummin' that tune I used to sing Standin' in the ring, in the ring Standin' in the ring, in the ring Hummin' that tune I used to sing 'Round and 'round and 'round they go, haunting melodies Tryin' to fill the spaces in these broken memories 'Round and 'round and 'round we go, swinging in the dark Like a shadowboxer and her jagged counterpart ('Round and 'round and 'round) Tryin' to fill the spaces in these broken memories 'Round and 'round and 'round we go, swinging in the dark Like a shadowboxer and her jagged counterpart