Here’s the truth, angel (My dog died.)

Part I

Here’s the truth, angel

Every damn loss the same

It hurts. There’s pain.

Here’s the truth, angel.

They gone, I’m here.

And that’s a fact.

Even if there's heaven, angel,

And they may in it,

I ain’t.

I here, hurtin’ --

Wishin’ it weren’t so.

I’m here alooo--ne again.

Pushin’ that damn rock

Up that damn hill. Stupid rock

Stupid hill.

Here’s the truth angel,

Every damn loss is the same

Part II

Angel, my heart is squeezed tight

Cinched in with it’s own little corset

Spurtin’ tears out my eyes.

Angel, my breath is short.

Shallow little breaths

Like I don’t want to breathe any of this here air.

‘Cause I don’t

I just as soon stop right here.

Stop breathin’.     Disappear.

Angel, I do got that choice

Being flat out myself. We all do.

… Do or die.

Part III

Here’s the truth, angel

I ain’t got the energy to die.

I dead enough already.

Do I need this, angel--

To love and be loved?

Angel, answer that true.