Left This Town

I left this town
 With the throttle open wide
 The heater was blowing
 But nothing inside
 Could ember the darkness
 Or swallow my pride
 When I left this town
 I was running
 I left this town
 With the milk and the fire
 A rattling hollow
 Itinerant choir
 That cut me and called me
 And held me entire
 When I left this town
 I was gunning
 You couldn't understand
 What I wanted
 No one could hold my hand
 And make it alright
 Born into the land of the dead
 I was haunted
 But I could hear the ghosts
 Singing on the other side
 I left this town
 With the blood and the wine
 A rooster was crowing
 My mama was crying
 For everything born
 There's another one dying
 When I left this town
 I was done in
 You couldn't say my name
 You didn't know it
 You thought it was just a game
 I was gambling my life
 You said you felt the same
 I said why don't you show it
 And I left you standing in the dust
 By the highway side