Problem Child - brakence

It's blood red, the lunar rhythm ripped this tide

A warhead went missing back in '59

It's somewhere sittin' on the ocean floor (yeah)

The air so heavy that the birds won't fly

I strike my matches, couldn't get no light

The man has got no manners for his own

Since the day that I was born

I been strayin' from the Lord

With the way the waves are crashin' at my door

And it's got me sayin'

"Mother, please forgive me, take me home

I lost it the day I stole the diamonds out your drawer"

She said, "You think you're movin' clever?

No, darling, you could never"

That's not how this conversation's gonna go

Don't say I ain't told you so (uh)

Don't say I ain't told you so

Lost all touch, and both my hands got tied

So, I'll chase a scapegoat to kill some time

This purple rain pours through the ozone hole

(Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, hold on) uh

The problem child of Mother Nature

Who puts it off 'til later?

Nearly deaf to the sound of my breath, I swallow whole

Since the day that I was born

I been strayin' from the Lord

With the way the waves are crashin' at my door

And it's got me sayin'

"Mother, please forgive me, take me home

I lost it the day I stole the diamonds out your drawer"

She said, "You think you're movin' clever?

No, darling, you could never"

That's not how this conversation's gonna go

Don't say I ain't told you so (uh)

Don't say I ain't told you so

No, mama, don't cut me slack

I know, I can't take it back

But I beg you, don't hang up the phone

I've fallen off the beaten path

I know, I got a knack for that

But please, just pull my fingers off my throat

"Mother, please forgive me, take me home

I've had enough, I can no longer fight this war"

She said, "You think I kiss it better?

No, darling, I could never"

That's not how this conversation's gonna go

Don't say I ain't told you so (mm)

Don't say I ain't told you so, no, no