Stubborn Beast

My sullen songs have taken me

Far down this darkened road

I have seen the campfires burnin'

I have heard the drunkards howl

I'm silent in my solitude

I'm quiet as a thief

I have stolen all these hours

I have gotten no relief

My crazy dreams and tragedies

Have taken me for a ride

But I can see strange glory

On the other side

Oh, this has been my misery

And the source of my pride

But all along I'm thinkin'

That I've been taken for a ride

Why don't you take me

When I'm willin'?

Why don't you take me

When I'm willin'?

But like a stubborn beast

When the barn is on fire

I might resist you

When you try to save my life

I might resist you

When you try to save my life

When the flames rise around us

And I can't see the door

This is still my home

And it has never burned before

Oh, this is where I've taken

My solace and and my peace

The walls are caving in

But I am still a stubborn beast

Why don't you take me

When I'm willin'?

Why don't you take me

When I'm willin'?