Borrowed Skin

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I woke in a body I don't know New hands, same old ghost A stranger's shoes, a stolen face A road map with no coast I found a kid in a busted house He said, "Man, I can't stay" I fixed the locks, I fed the fire Then I rolled on away A nurse with tears in her coffee cup A dad with a shaking jaw I put their pieces back in line Then I heard that engine roar [Pre-Chorus] Every town I save Feels closer to my name Every door I open Leaves mine still locked in flame [Chorus] I'm out of time I'm out of time I keep fixing you up While I fall behind I'm out of time I'm out of time I keep saving your world But I can't save mine [Verse 2] I met an old man by a county line He swore he'd seen my face Said, "Boy, you keep on chasing dust But you don't know your place" I helped a girl with a runaway heart And a mother in the rain I wore their pain like borrowed skin Till it felt like chains And every mirror that I pass Just laughs and looks away I patch the holes in everyone Then watch my own years fade [Pre-Chorus] Every life I mend Leaves one more crack in me Every step forward Is a step I can't repeat [Chorus] I'm out of time I'm out of time I keep fixing you up While I fall behind I'm out of time I'm out of time I keep saving your world But I can't save mine [Bridge] If I could find that first thin thread The day my sky got torn I'd trade these hands, this borrowed breath For the life I wore before But the clock keeps biting back And the highway won't let go I hear my name in other mouths But it never sounds like home [Final Chorus] I'm out of time I'm out of time I keep fixing you up While I fall behind I'm out of time I'm out of time I keep saving your world But I can't save mine I'm out of time I'm out of time One more soul, one more mile Then I lose my mind I'm out of time I'm out of time I keep saving your world But I can't save mine