Let me out Don't tell me everything Started out like any other day Must have gave the wrong impression Don't you understand where I belong? I'm not the one Stand again They say nothing comes for free And that's the truth; I've been living in a fantasy A slip and slide a head trip heaven Self denial's such a wonderful and powerful thing I'm not the one The mourning dove sings, with two broken wings "Carry me home, I'm not afraid The stars in my eyes were shimmering lies Carry me home, don't let me fade away" Stop the press The kid's light is growing dim Took a month-long slide, then the world came caving in When you self-destruct you wind up looking For a glimmer of hope but the writing's on the wall I'm not the one The mourning dove sings, with two broken wings "Carry me home, I'm not afraid The stars in my eyes were shimmering lies Carry me home, don't let me fade away" Just how thick is your skin? Just how sharp are your teeth? Boy, you've got a lot to learn Is there somewhere else that I can win? Is there something else to start over again? From the summit's edge to the cutting-room floor I will be afraid no more The mourning dove sings, with two broken wings "Carry me home, I'm not afraid The stars in my eyes were shimmering lies Carry me home, don't let me fade away" Carry me home. Carry me