Intro: verse 1: Well I could be brief But what would that change? I just beg to borrow time Adding minutes to my life To long for something I can't buy And I try to look like I'm fine But there's proof in every phrase And these rings around my tired eyes say something's gotta change Refrain 1: Ashes ashes Buried in his mattress Slept in flames And smothered (hold) in his blanket Chorus 1: Stay with me Bear with me I A novelty But I'm twice the man I used to be Oh agony (agony) Bear with me I am a dying breed But I'm twice the man I used to be Ashes ashes verse 2: Well I do believe that our decline is pre-disposed But it keeps me on my toes I can't accept what I can't control And I pray that I can be cured And never leave this place Lady luck beyond my sight as I'm just withering away (Repeat Refrain 1) Chorus 2: Stay with me Bear with me I A novelty But I'm twice the man I used to be Oh agony (agony) Bear with me I am a dying breed But I'm twice D-- the man I used to be Bridge: And it's too late for me I've been talking in my sleep And I've got nothing to say to me Refrain 2: Ashes ashes Buried in his mattress Slept in flames And smothered in his blanket Chorus 3: Stay with me Bear with me I A novelty But I'm twice the man I used to be Oh agony (agony) Bear with me I am a dying breed But I'm twice D--(hold) the man I used to be