Acceptable Losses

Main street's empty in the evening chill From courthouse tower to griffin mill Small signs of winter comes creeping down the hills I saw your shadow on Jackson Street Where the zombie-eyed kids and the speed-queens meet It's been a long time running through my veins this long-lost dream And I tear it apart, and I burn it all down 'cause I have to God gave me permission to do what it takes to find you All the friends I betrayed, all the enemies made in the process We've all done the same, we're just carrying different crosses I'm feeling no pain, baby, it's acceptable losses This place got dark in the year's that passed The store-front's blown, I guess nothing lasts The fighting at the bars still draw wired vengeful crowds I followed your trail down to Rosewood Park As the shadows grow tall and the stars come out Where the backseat lovers used to park their daddy's cars And I tear it apart, and I burn it all down 'cause I have to Made a deal with a man at the crossroads who knew where to find you All the friends I betrayed, all the enemies made in the process Our pain feels the same, we're just carrying different crosses It's all in the game baby, it's acceptable losses They found your car down the Suicide Bridge Where the Johnson twins became newsflash kids But I know you so much better, don't believe you'd call it quits No, no, no, no, no, no, no Now I got an old address, and I'm waiting there In the first light of morning at the fire stairs I can hear someone's coming, and suddenly I'm scared 'Cause you ripped me apart, and I ran for my life 'cause I had to My heart won't stop bleeding, and I'm no longer sure if I want it to All the friends I betrayed, all the enemies made in the process They're all going down in accounts of acceptable losses It's all in the game baby, acceptable losses Acceptable losses Acceptable losses Acceptable losses