Intro: Broken boy, stone cold and far from home Sent upon a foolish sacrifice All your plans buried in desert sands Paradise comes with a price Taxi girl, sad luck and thorazine Victim of some very bad advice Little fish caught in a silken purse Paradise comes with a price So hold me up 'Cause I feel I'm falling apart Alone in the dark Heaven knows Take my hand 'Cause I feel I'm floating away Can we ever win? Somehow, someday solo guitar: same chords like verse Boy and girl caught in a brutal world One more drink together alone Small surprise, they shoot the messenger Paradise almost feels like home So hold me close 'Cause I feel I'm falling apart Alone in the dark Heaven knows Take my hand 'Cause I feel I'm floating away Can we ever win? Somehow, someday solo trombone: same chords like Chorus outro: