let bad in

i'll sleep alone tonight

just like i did when i was a child

and in the morning i'll wake

and i'll take my flight

and i'll run so hard and i'll run so fast

that i'll run right back into my past

maybe i'll be the man i want to be

maybe i'll take the path that was briefly shown to me

where i let bad in

where i could let bad in

once you let bad in you cannot close the door

now i watch you lean forward

and i watch you lean back

i know every inch of you from the day we made the pact

and i love you so much it scares me half to death

with an innocence i have never known

and it sobers me with each breath

oh but life is a big parade

and i'm learnin' each and every day

not to let bad in

oh

let bad in

once you let bad in you cannot close the door