You can't face up to me
 I stand my ground
 I'm just what I seem to be
 Why in the world
 Would you give me a second look
 Except I'm up here
 And you're down there
 But you'll never know what it took
 You don't care what it took

 The look in your eyes
 As I turned on the light
 The look in your eyes
 A look of surprise

 Sneakin' around
 In this one trick town
 And you can't face up to me
 I know your crowd
 And they're not that proud
 At least not from what I've seen
 Flies in the ink leave
 Footprints across the sea
 Trace them back to where it all gets had
 You find the cuts never run too deep
 The cuts never run too deep

 How many times have I tried
 Just to get away from you
 And you reel me back
 How many times have I lied
 That there's nothing that I can do
 No, no

 And how many times have I tried
 Just to get away from you
 And you reel me back
 How many times have I lied
 That there's nothing that I can do

 I stand my ground
 I'm just what I seem to be
 You'd run me down
 For so long, for so long
 The weight that I carry
 Knowing what they've done to us
 How many names does it take to lay blame
 On the people you always should trust
 The people you always should trust

 The look in your eyes
 As I turned on the light
 The look in your eyes
 The look of surprise

 How many times have I tried
 Just to get away from you
 And you reel me back
 How many times have I lied
 That there's nothing that I can do
 No, no

 And how many times have I tried
 Just to get away from you
 And you reel me back
 How many times have I lied
 That there's nothing that I can do

 'Cause I can't face up to you