my Papa told me to stay out of trouble
"when you've found your man 
make sure he's for real"
I've learned that nothing really lasts forever
I sleep with the scars I wear that won't heal
they won't heal

cos every time I seem to fall in love
crash, boom, bang
I find the heart but then I hit the wall
crash, boom, bang
that's the call
that's the game
and the pain stays the same

I'm walking down this empty road to nowhere 
I pass by the houses 
and blocks I once knew
my Mama told me not to mess with sorrow 
but I always did 
and Lord, I still do
I'm still breaking the rules

I kick it up I kick it down

cos every time I seem to fall in love
crash, boom, bang
I find the heart but then I hit the wall
crash, boom, bang
that's my real middle-name
it has always been the same
that's the call
that's the game
and the pain stays the same

I still feel the heat (slowly fallin' from the sky)
and the taste 
of the kissing 
shattered by rain (comin' tumblin' from behind) 
and the wild 
holy war

I kick it up I kick it down 
and every time I seem to fall in love
crash, boom, bang
I find the roses dying on the floor 
crash, boom, bang 

oh yea oh yea 
it has always been the same