"The Hopeful Lie" lyrics

A different day
The same ol' call
Lost your mind in Mobile
Fallin' off again
It's too far, I can't find you
A counterfeit fix, that's what you run to
I know, Lord, I know

It's a strange transaction
That nobody wins, but I buy in
Oh, here we go again

And I'm desperate for change
From the rain and stormy weather
I would drag you out of Hell if I could
But I don't have the power
I can't save you, but I try
I don't want to, but I still believe
In a hopeful lie

I smell the smoke from a cigarette
You must be near
Well, you say you quit
I hear you loud and clear, but
The way the wind is blowin'
It scatters everywhere
The ashes of the truth
You've burned beyond repair

It's a strange transaction
That nobody wins, but I buy in
Oh, I'm addicted

And I'm desperate for change
From the rain and stormy weather
I would drag you out of Hell if I could
But I don't have the power
I can't save you, but I try
I don't want to, but I still believe
In a hopeful lie
In a hopeful lie

Say you do, but you don't
Say you do, but you don't
Say you will, but you won't

I'm desperate for change
From the rain and stormy weather
I would drag you up from Hell if I could
But I don't have the power
I can't save you, but I try
I don't want to, but I still believe

And I'm desperate for change
From the rain and stormy weather
I would drag you up from Hell if I could
But I don't have the power
I can't save you, but I try
I don't want to, but I still believe
Don't want to, but I still believe
In a hopeful lie

A hopeful lie
A hopeful lie
A hopeful lie
A hopeful lie