Graham Parker - Cruel Stage lyrics

Take me for what i'm worth though it may not amount to much Take me from this abyss and put me back in touch Though i have strayed from you though i have fallen from grace I am back on higher ground up from that lonely place Chorus Cos i have found the going tough and you have suffered long enough And i am undoin' this cruel stage that i've been going through These words they come hard i've tried to make them live I carve them from a humbleness i'm not familiar with And though i have built a world made out of panes of gla** I won't shatter yours no more with a pain that lasts Chorus And i have found the going tough But i will find the strength enough And i am undoin' this cruel stage That i've been going through I didn't mean to hurt you No that's not what i meant Now i mean to alert you of my true intent Take me for what i'm worth though it may not amount to much take me from this abyss and put me back in touch Repeat 1st chorus