Sweet Irene

Nothing's working, though you know I try
To keep the voices in my mind alive
Convince myself there's nothing wrong with me
You got a question 'bout the man I've been
I'm just a product of the place I'm in
Halfway to the place that I need to be

But sweet Irene
What did you mean
When you told me that I'm not the one you pray for?
Could you tell me, please
How a boy like me
Could fall in love with a rolling stone like you?

Stumbling 'round, don't seem too bad
Considering the time I had
Finding the right way to do it wrong
Working out what I don't understand
And telling me it's all part of the plan
But tell me, why does it take so long?

But sweet Irene
What did you mean
When you told me that I'm not the one you pray for?
Could you tell me, please
How a boy like me
Could fall in love with a rolling stone like you?

But who could believe
That the best thing I'd ever seen
Is a girl I never had the chance to know?
If you're with me through it all
Gonna be with me when we fall
That's why I'm not afraid to be alone

But sweet Irene
What did you mean
When you told me that I'm not the one you pray for?
Could you tell me, please
How a boy like me
Could fall in love with a rolling stone like you?

Sweet Irene (Sweet Irene)
Sweet Irene (Sweet Irene)
Sweet Irene (Sweet Irene)