I tried to tell you / I tried to show you the way /
I tried to help you / But you've chosen to stray /
I tried to shape you / To help you soften the clay /
I tried to break you / But you've broken away
I tried to wean you / From the milk to the bread /
I tried to clean you / of the filth on which you've fed /
I tried to warn you / of the danger ahead /
But now I mourn you / 'Cause you're as good as dead, I
WALK AWAY AND SHAKE THE DUST FROM MY SHOES /
I SHAKE THE DUST AWAY AND WALK AWAY /
AND SHAKE THE DUST FROM MY SHOES /
I WISH YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO LOSE
I tried to save you / But I guess you thought that I'd enslave you /
What is up with that? / I tried to make you see / tried to set you free /
But now you fade to gray / Now you turn and make me
REPEAT CHORUS
ASH TO ASH / DUST TO DUST / ALL YOUR METTLE TURNS TO RUST /
SEE THE PROOF / TRUST THE TRUTH / TAKE THE HAND OF GOD IN TRUST /
LET THE OLD MAN DIE / NO LONGER LIVE THE LIE /
TAKE MY HAND TODAY / BEFORE I'M FORCED TO WALK AWAY
When all is said and done / all I can do is
REPEAT CHORUS
I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO WALK AWAY /
I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO WALK AWAY /
I WALK AWAY / WALK AWAY
