I saw you sneakin' out the back door, leavin' the town where you had grown As childhood dreams turned into golden dust, learned how to run before you could walk In a world too cold, under skies too wide, been in chains and on the loose You rocked, you rolled, been high and dry, made love to life till you were fooled Don't need you to tell me who you are, I know where you're from Dreams are fading as you crack a smile... And bang your head against the wall I heard your footsteps soundin' in the hall of some old heartbreak hotel Seems like you stayed for one too many nights, where you never did sleep too well Just like a dancer who's down on his knees, you stood up in time to look around At the fools and the kings and the refugees, in the parade of lost and found Don't need you to tell me who you are, I know where you're from Hope is dying as you try so hard... And bang your head against the wall It doesn't matter anymore, you've finally left the distant shore of faithlessness Don't ask me why or when not now, you're gonna make it through somehow You'll get your share of happiness... Don't need you to tell me who you are, 'cause I know where you're from Time is ticking as you swim against the tide... And bang your head against the wall Your head against the wall, bang your head against the wall