Black & Blue

I wanna get in a fight tonight

But only if I lose

Piss of the right guy

Get me a black eye

And feel my skin start to bruise

I wanna get drunk and say something dumb

That's all too full of truth

Spit into his wine

Swing for the sunshine

And wake up missing a tooth

And when it's done I'll have my fun

And bum a smoke or two

Scream at the streetlights

Call it a good night

And pass out in a telephone booth

And all my dreams

Are black and blue

Stuck on self-pity

For my self-abuse

Give me knuckles

Give me trouble

Give me blood dried on my clothes

Get me a whiskey

Somebody hit me

Get me tipsy and break my nose

I am no outlaw

This is no quickdraw

This is human, this is losing rest

But if I get lucky

Someone'll tuck me

To a gravel bed

And I can see God

Shaking his head

Crying that I stop

Before I wind up dead

But this ain't about my rage

I have no taste for seeing red

I'm dreaming black and blue

Black and blue again

I'm dreaming black and blue

Black and blue again