Vertical Horizon / Wash Away

An old man lying by the road, black as night
He's got his finger on the trigger
An easy target in sight
He's got no future, no family tree
He's got a three-dollar bottle
And he drinks 'til he can't see
All night, all night, yeah

A young girl waitin' on a line, 8 a.m.
She's got a six-month-old burden
Willpower's withering thin
An unwed mother, beaten by her trade
Each week her welfare reminds her of mistakes she never made
Oh, no

Now, what is that to say about tomorrow?
What is that to show for today? Yeah
Noah thought to build an ark
Before the Heavens washed it all away
Now we, now we, yeah

A baby crying through a dream, an afterthought
Mother is seething for pleasure, after the poison is bought
His eyes are tainted, staggered is his breath
Oh, God, he's addicted, addicted to death
Oh, no

Now, what is that to say about tomorrow?
What is that to show for today? Yeah, yeah, yeah
Noah thought to build an ark
Before the Heavens washed it all away
Now we, yeah

Oh, now
Now, what is that to say about tomorrow?
What is that to show for today? Yeah, yeah, yeah
Noah thought to build an ark
Before the Heavens washed it all away
Now we, now we

Now, right, right, right, right here
Now