She wrote me a letter and she wrote it so kind
Well, I've been to London and I've been to gay Paree
I ain't looking for nothing in anyone's eyes
Well my sense of humanity has gone down the drain
It's not dark yet but it's getting there
Every nerve in my body is so vacant and numb
She put down in writing what was in her mind
I know it looks like I'm moving but I'm standing still
Behind every beautiful thing there's been some kind of pain
It's not dark yet but it's getting there
I was born here and I'll die here against my will
Don't even hear a murmur of a prayer
I've followed the river and I got to the sea
I just don't see why I should even care
There's not even room enough to be anywhere
I've been down on the bottom of a world full of lies
Feel like my soul has turned into steel
I've still got the scars that the sun didn't heal
I can't even remember what it was I came here to get away from
It's not dark yet but it's getting there
Sometimes my burden seems more than I can bear
