Just a Venial Sin

Like a snake in the desert, you can shed your skin
 And you couldn't care less about a state I'm in
 Everything's right 'til you discover it's wrong
 And then you stomp your feet to a different song
 There's a bluebird singing all the cardinal hymns
 When no one's left you let the right one in
 Freedom wants whatever freedom gets
 He'd lay it down for the price of a cigarette
 There's a crack in the ice
 You're as subtle as a shotgun
 Now you're exposed
 Lying naked in the hot sun
 Ah, let's call it a win
 It's just a venial sin
 You said you'd swallow a gun
 When all the dyin' is done
 Since he turned fourteen, he'd been putting it away
 Got himself a one-way ticket for a penny a day
 Worked a part-time job on the lower east side
 Upper class dreams in a working-class mind
 Let's make a move
 Send 'im back to where he came from
 Before he's too old
 It's better in the long run
 Ah, we'll call it a win
 It's just a venial sin
 You said you'd swallow a gun
 When all the dyin' is done
 It's just a venial sin