I been lost in the darkness for so long,

I can't see the life.

I been strung out, burned out, left out,

An' hung out to dry.

So I say to myself that I wanna get better:

Hidin' from the truth, I can't last forever.

Jesus, help me;

Obviously, I can't help myself:

I've got nobody else.

Send me an angel: someone to strangle,

That old demon that's hauntin' me there on the shelf.

I can't help myself.

An' my excuses are so old an' tired:

Hell, I forget 'em.

I keep fallin', an' crawlin', an' drownin'

Down here on the bottom.

Yeah, I've pushed back my brothers, said goodbye to my friends:

When you get in this deep, the hell never ends.

Jesus, help me;

Obviously, I can't help myself:

I've got nobody else.

Send me an angel: someone to strangle,

That old demon that's hauntin' me there on the shelf.

I can't help myself.

Gimme a reason to live an' show me a sign.

I'm on the edge goin' out of my mind.

I'm down on my knees: I'm beggin' you please,

Make me somebody else: I can't help myself.

Instrumental Break.

(No!)

I need something stronger:

Pour it all over me.

Send me an angel: someone to strangle,

That old demon:

'Cause you know that I never will.

I can't help myself.

Lord, I can't help myself.