Brave Young Man

Going South on a North-bound train (?)We saw the emptiness and nothing at our gains (?) Pocketful of sand and gravel in my boots I'm a brave young man, and I've got nothing left to lose Giving more than what you've got can get you killed But all the same I thrive on loneliness and thrills I've taken shots that left me sleeping in the dust I'm a brave young man, and I've got little more than lust But I've travelled far away to places I've not been before And I've lost words to say Preaching to those who hate my tongue I'm a man who's brave and young I've giddied (?) into darker things Back when my head was strong but my mind was weak (?)I've spoken out amongst a crowd of sleeping doves (?) I'm a brave young man, but I don't know where I belong But I've travelled far away to places I've not been before And I've lost words to say Preaching to those who hate my tongue I'm a man who's brave and young I've travelled far away to places I've not been before And I've lost words to say Preaching to those who hate my tongue I'm a man who's brave and young I've told myself that I'm a better man than most But too my friends I'm as see-through as a ghost They tell me what I need and beg me not to stay But I'm a brave young man, and I've got nothing left to say