Skipping Stone

Be young, be careless and free on this road oh my sins are bound to me, I was told

All the girls I"ve known in my life are oh-so-cold
All my lies to my pretty wives, I already told
Yeah, the path; I"ve chosen to be a skipping stone
But you"re asking me, defy my fame
And I will idly starve
I can"t explain the hole in my heart

But I"ve made enough of my old mistakes on my own
And I"ll make enough of my own mistakes when I"m old
But I"ve made enough of my old mistakes on my own
And I"ll make enough of my own mistakes when I"m old

Turn down the light of heaven
And see the sin that it shows
They don"t light the way for me, oh no
And I know the path; I"ve chosen to be a skipping stone
You"re asking me to hide my shame, and my shame will go
But I can"t explain what I hardly know

But I"ve made enough of my old mistakes on my own
And I"ll make enough of my own mistakes when I"m old
But I"ve made enough of my old mistakes on my own
And I"ll make enough of my own mistakes when I"m old.

All the girls I"ve known in my life have told me the same,
My heart is gone, I"m a useless name.