[Verse 1]
Hey, Mama, when you leave
Don't leave a thing behind
I don't want nothin'
I can't use nothin'
Take care into the hall
And if you see my friends
Tell 'em I'm fine
Not usin' nothin'

[Verse 2]
Almost burned out my eyes
Threw my ears down to the floor
I didn't see nothin'
I didn't hear nothin'
Stood there like a block of stone
Knowin' all I had to know
And nothin' more
But, man, that's nothin'

[Verse 3]
As brothers, our troubles are
Locked in each others arms
And you better pray
That they never find you
'Cause your back ain't strong enough
For burdens double-fold
They'd crush you down
Down into nothin'
[Verse 4]
Bein' born is goin' blind
And bowin' down a thousand times
The echo's strung
On pure temptation
Sorrow and solitude
These are the precious things
The only words
That're worth rememberin'