The Walkabouts - Soul Thief lyrics

The burden I carry Is the story I tell Those in purgatory Singin' fondly of hell This ain't no fluke It's no sleight of hand You're a real piece of work I hear you comin' again Keep your friends close Keep your enemies closer My hand on your throat I can't make it any looser Well I went AWOL I went askew The best years of my life spent A-runnin' from you You old soul thief You will not capture me Got me in your sights You play cat and mouse I'm the Last of the Mohicans I'm the last holdout The wind is a siren A ghost on my back I got nowhere to run Don't have to tell you that Down from the mountain Down with a shudder Down like a torrent Down like no other Someday I'll find The sleep that I've sought Deep in the canyons When the wars have been lost If I lose Then let me loose And if win I'll roll them dice again