all alone again

he woke up screaming here

he needs more oxygen to breathe

help him up hold him down

like a freight train

it's bearing down again

he's got holy water in his lungs

help him up



if that's how it's gonna be

wake me up wake me up

pump me full of meds

don't let me drink from that cup

slide a little pill down my throat

i'll try to keep it down

or pull my plug and don't be frightened by the sound



seventy and ten

outlived the best of men

he wants to see his little kids again

help him up

but in all his years

the pain's never been this severe

now he's spiraling in fear

hold him down



if that's how it's gonna be

wake me up wake me up

pump me full of meds

don't let me drink from that cup

slide a little pill down my throat

i'll try to keep it down

or pull my plug and don't be frightened by the sound