X Marks The Spot

"I was in a really dark place I even thought of packing it in but I just could not bring myself to do it I met an old friend that I had a real connection with And he saw my despair He asked me if I'd like to play with him And as we played I felt slowly but surely rock 'n roll grabbed me by the neck and I well You are a man of impeccable taste And you know when the X marks the spot We all need a map for the trail of your thought Where to go the X marks the spot You seem to have a misgiving Hell yeah you make a living Don't add bricks to what we're heaving We would so much Rather enjoy beach beer and a fire You think something somewhere Has a copyright for the world And you've signed where the X marks the spot You join a cult fill the void that you've got Deep within where the X marks the spot There you stand talk and holler How dark were all your colors When you paint another sunrise You leave out the sun Birds like you fly straight to heaven heaven Or they slowly float away How well do you know those you're calling your own I mean come on dude X marks the spot Your starving soul in your house of skin and bone You're an island the X marks the spot Testify children testify There you stand talk and holler How dark are all your colors When you paint another sunrise You leave out the sun Birds like you fly straight to heaven heaven Or they slowly float away Birds like you fly straight to heaven heaven Or they slowly float away Rock'n'roll allowed me to join this band And there was a period of time when I hadn't exactly lost my soul I just didn't know where I'd put it And I ended up in some very dark places and some dire circumstances Now let me tell you children I was trying to fill a void in my heart To fill that void I got what I always wanted Success prosperity the admiration I wanted as a player I got to play some big shows and travel the world from end to end And amidst of it all I had this yearning in my heart Yearning in my heart for rock'n'roll I was called to join this band And I was surrounded by good folks that are servants of the rock'n'roll who passed on the love I'll testify the fear was in me I was afraid of everything I can swear I saw my own living heart beating through my shirt You are a circus but where is the clown There's no map still the X marks the spot There you stand talk and holler How dark are all your colors When you paint another sunrise You leave out the sun Birds like you fly straight to heaven heaven Or they slowly float down Into the night with senior John Barleycorn Heaven heaven Or they slowly float away Birds like you fly straight to heaven heaven Or they slowly float down Birds like you fly straight to heaven heaven Or they slowly float away "