The End Is the Beginning

I'm waiting to pick up the pieces
 Of a thing that's not broken just yet
 I need you to give me a reason
 While I'm leaning right over the edge
 Buy me a drink, and I'll tell you a tale
 Of a little old man and his wife
 A plan that was made in frightening detail
 And the end of his miserable life
 Love makes you do crazy things
 And without it you might go insane
 Please heed my warning
 And pray you don't end up like me
 I told her that she wouldn't change me
 So this pitiful song is a first
 The world is so quiet and empty
 I'm a shell of a man without her
 I once made a vow, "until death do us part"
 But I didn't quite make it that far
 I had to find out if she loved me for sure
 So I left with my bitter old heart
 Love makes you do crazy things
 And without it you might go insane
 Please heed my warning
 And pray you don't end up like me
 What would you do in my place?
 Would you drown in your shame and disgrace?
 When your whole life will soon be erased
 What would you do in my place?
 I'm not who I used to be
 A bad case of forgery
 Wood, hay, and stubble is me
 My life is fictional
 Let me be visceral
 We are not invincible