Sweet Release - Billy Squier

Destiny’s a road we ride

Sight unseen--our thoughts untried

Through the years--a million miles

A trial of errors--a life of trials

There’s a sign along the highway

There’s a candle by my bed

There’s a face in the doorway

There’s a price on my head

Sweet release… won't you carry me on

Sweet release… my falls increase

Sweet release… I'm not that strong

Sex machine will break you down

Strip you clean and take your crown

Wasted nights--rise and fall

One-way lights--they hide it all

Now I stand before the mirror

Hold the candle to my face

I can feel the scars burnin'

But they don’t leave a trace

Sweet release… rest in peace

Sweet release… I toss and turn

Sweet release… we never learn

Black and white is black and red

None are right--but some are dead

Through every life the war drags on

Our hopes and dreams lie ripped and torn

Sweet release… give us peace

Sweet release… won't you carry me on

Sweet release… will it never cease

Sweet release… can't you see I’m not that strong