Tattooed on the Bone

I kicked your shadow down the stairwell at four a.m
Left the front door swinging open in the cold Ohio wind
You left a ring around the bathtub and a broken string
And that stupid jacket smelling like a pawnshop ring

You always said I was too sharp around the edge
Like broken glass lined up across a garden hedge
Well baby look at who is bleeding on the kitchen floor
It ain't me, not anymore

You thought you were a habit I would never kick
Just a little bit of poison to make the heartbeat quick
Call it reckless, call it cheap, call it all gone wrong
Some scars fade out, but this one's tattooed on the bone

I took a ride past the factory where the lights burn low
Put the radio on loud just to hear the brass blow
I don't need a witness and I don't need a priest
Just twenty dollars of unleaded and a southern breeze

You look so small now standing in the rear-view glass
A little boy who couldn't let the thunder pass
You wanted velvet, but you bought the wire
Don't blame the gasoline because you found the fire

You thought you were a habit I would never kick
Just a little bit of poison to make the heartbeat quick
Call it reckless, call it cheap, call it all gone wrong
Some scars fade out, but this one's tattooed on the bone

Go on and tell your friends I lost my head again
Tell 'em I'm a runaway with a crooked grin
They never knew the girl behind the tambourine
They only saw the parts that you washed clean

Now the morning's breaking hard like a cracked guitar
I'm halfway to Akron in a rented car
I'm bruised, I'm bitter, but I'm standing tall
And I didn't leave a single thing against your wall

You thought you were a habit I would never kick
Just a little bit of poison to make the heartbeat quick
Call it reckless, call it cheap, call it all gone wrong
Some scars fade out, but this one's tattooed on the bone

Yeah, some scars fade out
Tattooed on the bone
Just leave the light on
I'm already gone