Taking up serpents just to kill time Not looking for salvation, just a good rhyme Anoint me now, sanctify my blues Receive my spirit, heed my muse Some days you just know when to get going When your mast breaks, you gotta start rowing The things you want to learn, make sure they're worth knowing If you don't pay on principal, you'll never stop owing You can take it to the grave, but the wind will keep blowing No matter how much you wish it weren't so It was the fourth of May in the drizzlin' rain He was found competent, but legally insane Later that summer he revealed the truth He convinced the jury without the burden of proof