[Verse 1]

Another day that don't end

Another ship goin' out

Another day of anger, bitterness, and doubt

I know how it happened

I saw it begin

I opened my heart to the world and the world came in

[Verse 2]

Hello, Mary Lou

Hello, Miss Pearl

My fleet-footed guides from the underworld

No stars in the sky shine brighter than you

You girls mean business and I do too

[Verse 3]

Well, I'm the enemy of treason

An enemy of strife

I'm the enemy of the unlived meaningless life

I ain't no false prophet

I just know what I know

I go where only the lonely can go

[Verse 4]

I'm first among equals

Second to none

The last of the best

You can bury the rest

Bury 'em naked with their silver and gold

Put 'em six feet under and I pray for their souls

[Verse 5]

What are you lookin' at?

There's nothing to see

Just a cool breeze that's encircling me

Let's go for a walk in the garden

So far and so wide

We can sit in the shade by the fountain-side

[Verse 6]

I search the world over

For the Holy Grail

I sing songs of love

I sing songs of betrayal

Don't care what I drink

I don't care what I eat

I climb the mountain of swords on my bare feet

[Verse 7]

You don't know me, darlin'

You never would guess

I'm nothing like my ghostly appearance would suggest

I ain't no false prophet

I just said what I said

I'm just here to bring vengeance on somebody's head

[Verse 8]

Put out your hand

There's nothing to hold

Open your mouth

I'll stuff it with gold

Oh, you poor devil, look up if you will

The city of God is there on the hill

[Verse 9]

Hello, stranger

Hello and goodbye

You ruled the land

But so do I

You lusty old mule

You got a poisoned brain

I'll marry you to a ball and chain

[Verse 10]

You know, darlin'

The kind of life that I live

When your smile meets my smile

Something's got to give

I ain't no false prophet

No, I'm nobody's bride

Can't remember when I was born

And I forgot when I died