they called him lightning

they called him lightning and he flew the war

he was from scotland

but he had to run to the shore

america it saw his fortune grow

he had a family and two sons he never would know

i never knew him cause we barely spoke

disowned my brother over money

no one would joke

his wife was drunk

but she still needed him

he brought her money and another bottle of gin

now your mother gonna waste my time

saying

what you are

what you are

she don't love nothing but a wasted spine

on a dirty floor

on the killing floor

you know most people they will never change

they damn you young and we all just end up the same

i'm driving drunk but i can find the end

i'm looking for her in the eyes of some other friend

she looks at you and she can see her face

she looks at me and sees someone she wants to erase

you know one day she's gonna lay me down

you know one day she's gonna put me into the ground

now your mother gonna waste my time

saying

what you are

what you are

she don't love nothing but a wasted spine

on a dirty floor

on a killing floor

now your mother gonna waste my time

saying

what you are

what you are

she don't love nothing but a wasted spine

on a dirty floor

on the killing floor

(there's a darkness in the heart of man

but you could be mine

you could be mine

there's a darkness in the heart of man

but you could be mine you could be mine)