Violent Summer

Babe, I swear I'm leaving

From worn-out Tennessee

Where we kissed, where we cried

And nearly laid down and died

Searching for identity

Screaming, "Who the hell am I?"

On the floor, half a child

Half a man, half retired

The end of a violent summer

All our skin sheds eventually

Hurling through your door

Knowing all that is good must change

Like that spark in your eyes

Like early morning golden skies

Hungry as a dog

We would try to start again

But your father and my father

Left us scarred and nearly dead

The end of a violent summer

All our skin sheds eventually

Atoning the crimes of lovers

Now all our skin sheds

You move on, you let go

It's just the way things change

So be heart-strong, find a new dawn

It's just the way things change

You move on, you let go

It's just the way things change

So be heart-strong, find a new dawn

It's just the way things change

You move on (You move on)

You let go (You let go)

It's just the way things change

You move on (You move on)

You let go (You let go)

It's just the way things change

So be heart-strong, find a new dawn

It's just the way things change

You move on, you let go

It's just the way things change