BLIND THESE EYES
WHO NEVER TRIED
TO LOSE TEMPTATION
I'M SO SCARED
WHERE'S THE HESITATION
YOU SO EASILY PROVED
THAT YOU COULD SAVE
A MAN
WELL I AM
THAT MAN
IT'S BETTER OFF THIS WAY
TO BE DEAF
DUMB AND LAME
THAN TO BE THE WAY
I AM
I AM
IT'S BETTER OFF THIS WAY
THAN BE GROPING
FOR THE FLAME
THAN TO BE THE WAY
I AM
I AM
4 BAR
BREAK
STILL THIS TONGUE
FOR I AM HUNG
BY THIS WICKED NOTION
TAME THE BEAST RELEASE
THE NOOSE I'VE WOVEN
OH WASTED TEARS
DRIPPING
FROM MY TONGUE
WELL I'M HUNG
HUNG
IT'S BETTER OFF THIS WAY
TO BE DEAF
DUMB AND LAME
THAN TO BE THE WAY
I AM
I AM
IT'S BETTER OFF THIS WAY
THAN BE GROPING
FOR THE FLAME
THAN TO BE THE WAY
I AM
I AM
8 BAR
INSTRUMENTAL
BREAK
CROOKED PATH
YOU NEVER ASKED
YOU JUST LEFT ME THERE
AND I DEAL
WITH THE AFTERMATH
AND YOU DON'T
EVEN CARE
OH CROOKED FEET
YOU NIMBLY MEET
THE PLACE OF MY FEARS
IT'S BETTER OFF THIS WAY
TO BE DEAF
DUMB AND LAME
THAN TO BE THE WAY
I AM
I AM
IT'S BETTER OFF THIS WAY
THAN BE GROPING
FOR THE FLAME
THAN TO BE THE WAY
I AM
I AM OH I AM OH
IT'S BETTER OFF THIS WAY
TO BE DEAF
DUMB AND LAME
THAN TO BE THE WAY
I AM
I AM
IT'S BETTER OFF THIS WAY
THAN BE GROPING
FOR THE FLAME
THAN TO BE THE WAY
I AM
I AM OH OH I AM OH OH OH
IT'S BETTER OFF THIS WAY
THAN TO BE THE WAY
I AM
IT'S BETTER OFF THIS WAY
THAN TO BE THE WAY
I AM
