i took the pain out of my pen

i took my self out of my selfish ways

and wrote all and wrote all


i took the heat off of my hen

and took my place upon the roof instead

and crowed and crowed


i've made a satyr from a saint

i've made a nun out of a lesbian

you are the person you've been always

you were just too young to know yourself back then

and if you think that you can change, well

then i hope you're right

not even god can change your nature

but you can hold back, right?


i took the greed out of my grin

and sunk my teeth into my work instead

and they followed


i took my seat upon the stand

gave my account of what happened

and swallowed


i've made a satyr from a saint

i've made a nun out of a lesbian

you are the person you've been always

you were just too young to know yourself back then


and if you think that you can change, well

then i hope you're right

not even god can change your nature

but he can hold out alright