[Verse 1]
No one ever thought this one would survive
Helpless child, gonna walk a drumbeat behind
Lock you in a dream, never let you go
Never let you laugh or smile, not you

[Chorus]
Well, I just want to walk right out of this world
'Cause everybody has a poison heart
And I just want to walk right out of this world
'Cause everybody has a poison heart

[Verse 2]
Making friends with a homeless, torn-up man
He just kind of smiles, it really shakes me up
There's danger on every corner, but I am okay
Walking down the street, trying to forget yesterday

[Chorus]
Well, I just want to walk right out of this world
'Cause everybody has a poison heart
And I just want to walk right out of this world
'Cause everybody has a poison heart

[Post-Chorus]
(A poison heart) A poison heart
(A poison heart) A poison heart
(A poison heart) A poison heart
[Instrumental Interlude]

[Bridge]
You know that life really takes its toll
And a poet's gut reaction is to search his very soul
So much damn confusion before my eyes
But nothing seems to faze me, and this one still survives

[Chorus]
Well, I just want to walk right out of this world
'Cause everybody has a poison heart (A poison heart)
And I just want to walk right out of this world
'Cause everybody has a poison heart, oh

[Outro]
I just want to walk right out of this world
'Cause everybody has... a poison heart