Alex - The Damn Truth

Alex was my first best friend

«Gonna see the world,» is what he always said

And I begged him, «Take me with you»

Alex played guitar and I sang

We were gonna be in a rock 'n roll band

Dreaming was the only way out

Small town and alcohol

Our parents sold their goddam souls

And we were so angry

A single tear from his blue eye

As he looked at me and he said goodbye

I promised I would never forget

Alex said to his dad,

«If you ever lay your hands on my mom again,

I swear I will kill you, man»

Alex came home through the kitchen door

Found his mom lying on the floor

Then he grabbed that knife

His lawyer claimed self-defense

But Alex never showed any signs of regret

So the judge he said «life»

A single tear from his blue eye

As he looked at me and he said goodbye

I promised I would never forget

How we used to ride our bikes down to the lake

Write songs about the love we’d make

Watch the fire burn deep against the cold

We promised right then to never grow old

The way the starlight how it hit the waves

Just like diamonds shining in a miner’s cave

We danced naked with no regrets

I promised I would never forget