Smalltown Jesus
Drowns the pain
Have they forgotten how
He used to move the chains
A king begotten there
To take em all the way
A king forgotten
Since his graduation day

I can see you're dying to be born again
Sister down
The alleyway
She wants to kick it
But the memories remain
Pulls tricks to stick it
Straight into another vein
She bought a ticket home
But never caught the train

I can see you're dying to be born again
Trying to be who you haven't been

I wanna be, I wanna be
See you're dying to be born again
I wanna be, I wanna be
See you're drying to be born again

Mr. Penthouse
Counts his money in his suite
Looks down upon the people
Starving in the street
Ain't got no friends
But he's got fine Egyptian sheets
No way to buy
The kind of lovin' that he needs

I can see you're dying to be born again
Trying to be who you haven't been

I wanna be, I wanna be
See you're dying to be born again
I wanna be, I wanna be
See you're drying to be born again

I wanna be, I wanna be
See you're dying to be born again
I wanna be, I wanna be
See you're drying to be born again"