Flesh 'N Blood - Oingo Boingo

Over time

I’ve come to feel

That everything must come apart, it seems

From the little child

To the man of power

From the beggar to the angel of my dreams

From the thinnest thread

We are sewn together

From the finest string, we dangle over time

From the highest wire

Do we walk through fire

Should our balance ever falter, should our steps be unaligned

Such a big storm, yeah such a strong wind blowing

Such a loud voice calling for me to cross the line

But I’m not gonna give up the ghost

No, not gonna give up the ghost

I’m not gonna give up the ghost

No, not gonna give it up

'Cause I haven’t the strength

To hold out too long

If we both hold on together

We can make each other strong

(After all) we’re flesh 'n' blood

(After all) we’re flesh 'n' blood

(After all) we’re flesh 'n' blood

(After all) we’re flesh

(After all) we’re flesh 'n' blood

(After all) we’re flesh 'n' blood

(After all) we’re flesh 'n' blood

(After all) we’re flesh

Drop the mask

Take away the house

And forget about the income and the car

We’re all the same

Underneath our shell

We’ve all been to hell, and we know what it’s like

And we’ve shared each other’s sins

We all know what it’s like

To give up the fight

We’ve all been ashamed at one time or another

We all have dreams

And nightmares, too

When it all comes down, we’ll look out for each other

(No one else will)

But when I hear the call

When I feel the thirst

When the catcher comes to take my soul

He’s gonna have to fight me first

'Cause I’m not gonna give up the ghost

No, not gonna give up the ghost

I’m not gonna give up the ghost

No, not gonna give it up

'Cause I haven’t the strength

To hold out too long

If we both hold on together

We can make each other strong

(After all) we’re flesh 'n' blood

(After all) we’re flesh 'n' blood

(After all) we’re flesh 'n' blood

(After all) we’re flesh

(After all) we’re flesh 'n' blood

(After all) we’re flesh 'n' blood

(After all) we’re flesh 'n' blood

(After all) we’re flesh

Every cloud

Has a silver lining

And every soul is tender to the touch

We are made of stone

We are made of steel

And we’re all the same when we return to dust

But when I hear the call

Yeah, when I feel the thirst

When the catcher comes to take my soul

He’s gonna have to fight me first

'Cause I’m not gonna give up the ghost

No, not gonna give up the ghost

I’m not gonna give up the ghost

No, not gonna give it up

'Cause I haven’t the strength

To hold out too long

If we both hold on together

We can make each other strong

I’m not gonna give up the ghost

No, not gonna give it up

I’m not gonna give up the ghost

No, not gonna give it up

I’m not gonna give up the ghost

No, not gonna give it up

I’m not gonna give up the ghost

No, not gonna give it up