my sullen songs have taken me far down this darkened road i have seen the campfires burning i have heard the drunkards howl i m silent in my solitude i m quiet as a thief i have stolen all these hours i have gotten no relief my crazy dreams and tragedies have taken me for a ride but i can see strange glory on the other side oh this has been my misery and the source of my pride but all along i m thinking i ve been taken for a ride why don t you take me when i m willing why don t you take me when i m willing but like a stubborn beast when the barn is on fire i might resist you when you try to save my life i might resist you when you try to save my life when the flames rise around us and i can t see the door this is still my home and it has never burned before this is where i ve taken my solace and my peace the walls are caving in but i am still a stubborn beast why don t you take me when i m willing why don t you take me when i m willing